What distinguishes the conquest of Palestine by Zionists and other forms of European colonialism from the conquest of lands by Muslims?

Islam acknowledges that since time immemorial, humans have engaged in conquering other people, as it is the nature of this imperfect world. Therefore, it has established specific rules that Muslim conquerors must follow.

Conquest is not inherently immoral. What determines its morality, rightness, or wrongness is how the conquered people are governed.

Shaykh Shadee Elmasry elaborates on this matter: