In 1830, France conquered Algeria and remained in power until 1962. When the French noticed the abundant farmland in Algeria, they wanted to take over and use the land to benefit their own economy. The Pied Noire was sent to Algeria to change the demographics of the land and they came to think of Algeria as their own country. The French colonizers imposed many changes on the Algerians through the use of settler colonialism, segregation, and extreme prejudices. “The terms

Although Palestinians have always resisted Israeli occupation and the Zionist movement, they have not yet been successful in defeating them. “In December 1987, the Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza started a mass uprising against the Israeli occupation,” (Beinin, Hajjar 14). The intifada included women, teenagers, and children. They revolted with many forms of civil disobedience. Israeli forces overpowered them and over 1,000 Palestinians were killed during this period. To this day, Palestinians are left with no place to call home. The Israel/ Palestine conflict is the longest running military occupation since the end of colonialism; and Palestinians represent the largest percentile of refugees in the world.

Although Algerians never accepted the French invasion of their land, it took many years for them to fight it. “Decolonization is always a violent phenomenon,” (Fanon 35). Frantz Fanon felt that a violent arm struggle was the only way that Algerians could have gained back their freedom. It wasn’t until 1954 that Algerian resistance began to threaten the French. Algerians won their battle and gained independence in 1962, but lost a million Algerians in the war.

Although Palestine and Algeria were occupied for different reasons, the occupations share many similarities. The French settlers and the European Jews used violent force when occupying Algeria and Palestine. Both groups had strong militaries which overpowered those of the country that was being occupied. The Algerians and the Palestinians both became second-class citizens w

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