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The Pitfalls of Democratic Elections in Palestine

In the post-colonial era, struggles for democracy have increasingly been seen and presented as necessary to fulfill the aborted promises of national liberation. Particularly since the end of the Cold War, electoral democracy has come to be viewed as the most effective mechanism to confront the usurpation of states, resources, and indeed independence by autocrats and narrow, self-selected elites. In a world where dictatorships of both the individual and party variety have ...

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The Least of All Possible Evils: Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza

Eyal Weizman, The Least of All Possible Evils: Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza. New York: Verso, 2011. [This review was originally published in the most recent issue of Arab Studies Journal. For more information on the issue, or to subscribe to ASJ, click ...

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Expanding the Legal Paradigm for Palestine: An International Law Conference at Birzeit University

The settlement project in the West Bank is not just a collection of rickety caravans installed on Palestinian farmland that can be dismantled upon the signing of a peace agreement.  Costing seventeen billion USD and populated by more than half a million Israelis, this ...

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O.I.L. Media Roundup (17 June)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Occupation, Intervention, and Law and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the O.I.L. Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each biweekly roundup to OIL@jadaliyya.com ...  Read More »

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Will the Presidential Elections “Cure the Pain” of the Iranian People?

Do not just look at the pictures of Iranians celebrating late into the night in Tehran’s streets. Listen, they are singing Yar-e Dabestani-ye Man [My Grade School Friend]. This old Iranian protest song has become the unofficial anthem of the student movement. Tyranny’s welt on our flesh Has not faded with time The ...  Read More »

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الانترنت والعولمة الثقافية

منذ ظهور تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات واتخاذها حيزاً رئيسياً من حياة الانسان اليومية، جذبت اهتمام الباحثين في علم الاجتماع والاقتصاد والسياسة، نظراً لارتباطها في مناحي الحياة المختلفة خاصة في عصر العولمة. و من أهم تكنولوجيا المعلومات وأكثرها إثارة في هذا الحقل هو الانترنت وما يشكله من حلقات رابطة بين السياسة ...  Read More »

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Debunking the Myth of the Zionist Left

Tikva Honig-Parnass, False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine. Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2011. Aharon Cohen, a senior member of MAPAM, the Israeli United Workers Party, observed in 1948 that “a state based on national enmity and the rule of one people over another will certainly breed ...  Read More »

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Linah Alsaafin on Social Media and Palestine

[This post is part of an ongoing Profile of a Contemporary Conduit series on Jadaliyya that seeks to highlight distinct voices primarily in and from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.] Jadaliyya (J): What do you think are the most gratifying aspects of Tweeting, and Twitter? Linah Alsaafin (LAS): ...  Read More »

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O.I.L. Monthly Edition (May 2013)

[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Occupations, Interventions,and Law (O.I.L.) Page. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of O.I.L.-related topics. The pieces reflect the ...  Read More »

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Fourth National BDS Conference (8 June, Bethlehem University)

Fourth National BDS Conference (Palestinian Boycotts, Sanctions, Divestment National Committee [BNC])  Saturday, 8 June 2013 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Bethlehem University  In light of the latest spectacular growth of the BDS movement around the world in the academic, cultural and economic domains, this ...  Read More »

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O.I.L. Media Roundup (5 June)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Occupation, Intervention, and Law and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the O.I.L. Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each biweekly roundup to OIL@jadaliyya.com ...  Read More »

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مقابلة مع القيادي في حركة الجهاد الإسلامي خالد البطش

يرى القيادي البارز في حركة الجهاد الإسلامي خالد البطش، في حوار طويل مع "مجلة الدراسات الفلسطينية"، أن التحولات في العالم العربي ستكون في نهاية المطاف لمصلحة القضية الفلسطينية، لأن الكيان الصهيوني خسر في معظم البلاد العربية مَن كان مسانداً له وحامياً طوال 60 عاماً، ولأن المجتمعات العربية عندما تكون حرة وصاحبة ...  Read More »

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آخِر الســاميين

  [حجبت إدارة موقع الجزيرة بالانجليزية مقالة جوزيف مسعد "آخر الساميين" بعد أن كانت قد نشرتها في الذكرى الخامسة والستين للنكبة، وذلك إثر ضغوطات سياسية من جهات صهيونية. إلا أن الجزيرة عاودت نشر المقالة عقّب النقد الشديد الذي لاقته واتهامها بالانصياع لأجندات سياسية مناوءة للقضية الفلسطينية.]   منذ ...  Read More »

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Just Another Open Letter in The Wall: Pink Floyd's Roger Waters' Letter to Alicia Keys

[The following letter from Pink Floyd's co-lead vocalist and basist Roger Waters was published on 29 May 2013 by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). It was written as a follow-up and in support of Alice Walker's letter to Alicia Keys emploring her to boycott Israel and ...  Read More »

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Open Letter from Alice Walker to Alicia Keys Regarding the Boycott of Israel

[The following letter from author, poet, and activist Alice Walker to singer-songwriter and actress Alicia Keys was originally published by the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) on 29 May 2013.] Dear Alicia Keys, I have learned today that you are due to perform in Israel very soon. ...  Read More »

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New Texts Out Now: Mark Fathi Massoud, Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan

Mark Fathi Massoud, Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Mark Fathi Massoud (MFM): I wrote this book to investigate the nature of the law and how law is used ...  Read More »

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New Texts Out Now: Ayca Cubukcu, The Responsibility to Protect: Libya and the Problem of Transnational Solidarity

Ayça Çubukçu, “The Responsibility to Protect: Libya and the Problem of Transnational Solidarity,” Humanitarianism and Responsibility, special issue of Journal of Human Rights 12 (2013). Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this article? Ayça Çubukçu (AÇ): This article originated in a piece I wrote for Jadaliyya during ...  Read More »

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Right of Return Conference at Boston University: Realizing Return In Practice

On 6-7 April 2013, activists, scholars, and community members converged at Boston University to participate in the Right of Return Conference at Boston University.  The last Right of Return Conference took place in Boston more than a decade ago, and featured the late Edward Said as its keynote speaker. ...  Read More »

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Between Hamas and the PA: An Interview with Islamic Jihad’s Khalid al-Batsh

The following are excerpts from an interview conducted in Cairo on 11 July 2012 with Khalid al-Batsh, a senior official of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Gaza chair of the “Freedom Committee,” established under the Fateh-Hamas reconciliation agreement of May 2011. The full interview covered a range of issues, ...  Read More »

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يافا والموسيقى و"فوائد" النكبة

 تنشر هذه المادة ضمن إتفاقية شراكة وتعاون بين ”جدلية“ و“معازف“ معازف: عند حدوث النكبة كان عمرك ١١ سنة، وكنت - بفضل علاقات والدك مع الموسيقيّين - معرّضاً للمشهد الموسيقيّ في فلسطين ذاك الوقت. هل يمكنك أن تصف لنا المشهد الموسيقي في فلسطين قبل النكبة؟ الياس سحاب: ولدت في مدينة يافا بأواخر العام 1937، أي ...  Read More »

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O.I.L. Media Roundup (24 May)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Occupation, Intervention, and Law and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the O.I.L. Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each biweekly roundup to OIL@jadaliyya.com ...  Read More »

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Islamists and Transitional Justice

Suddenly, and in the same week, three of the largest Islamist movements started talking about transitional justice, demanding its implementation at once. Spokesman for the Salfist front, Hisham Kamal, asserted, "Mubarak should have been tried for all his crimes from the start, not only for killing ...  Read More »

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مسخ الذاكرة

” بلاد العجائب -  فنانون إسرائيلييون وفلسطينييون - الصراع السياسي في الفن“ هو عنوان المعرض الذي أقيم في العاصمة الألمانية برلين بين شهري كانون الثاني ونيسان الماضيين في صالات مختلفة، قبل أن ينتقل إلى البرلمان الأوربي في العاصمة البلجيكية بروكسل ومنه إلى مدن أوربية  أخرى. يشارك في المعرض خمسة وثلاثون ...  Read More »

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From al-Araqib to Susiya: Forced Displacement of Palestinians on Both Sides of the Green Line

On Nakba Day, 15 May 2013, Palestinians marked the passing of sixty-five years since the massive forced expulsion of Palestinians from their national homeland. The Nakba commemorations demand reflection not only on the “catastrophe” of the loss of life, land, and property in 1948, but also on Israeli policies ...  Read More »

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Jadaliyya's Occupation, Intervention, and Law Page Resonates

Since launching in July 2010, the Occupation, Intervention, and Law (O.I.L) page has made rich contributions to the field of studies examining the Middle East, armed conflict, law, and human rights. O.I.L has sought to explore the relationship between, and the debates within, the fields of armed conflict, ...  Read More »

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ما هي النكبة؟

ما هي النكبة؟ تستدعي مفردة النكبة (أو الكارثة) إلى الذاكرة تأسيس دولة إسرائيل على أرض فلسطين عام 1948 عن طريق طرد أكثر من نصف سكان فلسطين التاريخية، وتدمير التراث الفلسطيني، والمؤسسات الاجتماعية والسياسية في الاراضي المحتلة. إن الاجابة الممكنة عن سؤال حول معنى النكبة في الزمن الحاضر يمكن أن نجدها في حوارات الذاكرة ...  Read More »

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Buckling to Bigotry: The Newseum Dishonors Murdered Palestinian Journalists

 Just two days before Palestinians were to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, the names of two Palestinian cameramen targeted and killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in November 2012 were dropped from a dedication ceremony held ...  Read More »

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فلسطين: النكبة مستمرّة

في كل 15 أيار/ مايو من كل عام، يشج الخطيب على منصّة إحياء يوم النكبة رؤوسنا باقتباس من قيادات إسرائيلية مؤسِّسة تقول عنّا أن ‏‏"الكبار سيموتون والصغار سينسون". نحتفي بأنفسنا ونصفّق ونحن نتذكّر نكبتنا، ونحن نفنّد هذه المقولة الصهيونيّة العابرة في هذه القرية المهجّرة أو تلك. هذا هو إنجازنا العظيم بعد ...  Read More »

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مقطع من رواية أطفال الندى

[مقطع من رواية "اطفال الندى" للكاتب محمد الأسعد عن دار الفيل القدس، 2013. اضغط هنا للمقابلة مع الكاتب] "حين كان الأطفالُ يعطشون كنّا نجمع الندى بأكفّنا من أوراقِ الشجر ونسقيهم". وحين اختلفت الطرقُ وتشعّبتْ في الظلمةِ بين الصخور والشجرِ الكثيف، قال والدي: "اتبعوني فأنا أعرف الطريق". لقد ...  Read More »

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كتب: أطفال الندى

["كتب" هي سلسلة على صفحات "جدلية" نستضيف فيها المؤلفين والمؤلفات في حوار حول أعمالهم الجديدة ونرفقه بمقطع من الكتاب بعد المقابلة]    ["اطفال الندى" للكاتب محمد الأسعد عن دار الفيل، القدس، 2013.] جدلية: رواية “أطفال الندى” هي رواية عن النكبة، عن ذلك اليوم الذي تهجرت به ...  Read More »

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On the American Association of University Professors' Opposition to Academic Boycotts

On 10 May 2013, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) issued a “Statement on Academic Boycotts” which states, not for the first time, its “opposition to academic boycotts as a matter of principle.” The statement was issued in response to two recent victories for the movement for an academic and ...  Read More »

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The Palestinian Museum: An Agent Of Empowerment And Integration For Palestinians

  On 11 April 2013, the Palestinian Museum celebrated its groundbreaking ceremony in Birzeit, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The museum, the largest in Palestine, will be dedicated to celebrating the history, culture and society of modern and contemporary Palestine. A flagship project of the Welfare ...  Read More »

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An Ongoing Displacement: The Forced Exile of the Palestinians

15 May 2013 marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Nakba, when 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from the territory that became Israel. In 1948, Zionist forces ethnically cleansed more than fifty percent of the entire Palestinian population. In commemoration of the Nakba, and the displacement that continues ...  Read More »

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