The Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies
Edited and introduced by Honaida Ghanim, the book features four articles, each addressing different aspects of the basic law: Israel, the nation-state of the Jewish people.
International and human rights scholar Sonia Boulos provides a legal analysis from an international law perspective in the first article. Mohannad Mustafa, a political science scholar, delves into the law's ideological background, its connection to the Zionist colonial project, and its evolution after the 1967 occupation. Sawsan Zaher, a human rights lawyer at Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, examines how the Nation-State Law could be considered apartheid under international law by dissecting its provisions. Additionally, political analyst Antoine Shalhat explores the internal Israeli debate surrounding the law, the discussions during its enactment, and the arguments presented by its opponents through their statements and writings.
This collection was presented at a 2017 conference by "Madar" and later compiled into an edited book by Ali Mawasi.
The contributions within the book delve deeply into the multifaceted components of Palestinian cultural life within the 1948 territories. These thought-provoking writings illuminate the distinctive aspects and phenomena that define this cultural landscape. They address pressing concerns, raise intriguing questions, and underscore the pivotal role played by intellectuals within this unique context. The book sheds light on the structure and urban fabric of this culture, exploring its distinct attributes and scrutinizing the responses of state institutions to its presence. This analysis encompasses its productive and financial environments, as well as the choices and potentials it possesses in confronting the challenges it encounters.
"Made Public" is a meticulous exploration into the fate of Palestinian photographs captured in Israeli archives. These images, taken from Palestinian homes, fallen Palestinian individuals, or aerial views of Palestinian villages, offer a glimpse into Palestine's history and the life of its people. The book showcases high-quality, rare photographs, including aerial shots that reconstruct the landscapes of destroyed Palestinian villages.
Authored by Khaled Anabtawi, this 144-page book delves into the historical development of military rule in the West Bank. It explores the legal justifications, political context, and objectives that underpinned this rule, shedding light on the enduring features of the occupation, including land appropriation, denial of Palestinian sovereignty, societal control, and Palestinian confinement to isolated areas.
Anabtawi provides an analysis of Israel's military power and the so-called Civil Administration, with a particular focus on the period following the failure of the Camp David negotiations. The narrative takes into account significant shifts in Israeli politics, especially the ascendance of the right-wing ideology.
Through memory and historiography, historian Hillel Cohen traces the events of 1929 in a manner both associative and highly calculated. He extends his geographic and chronological reach and uses a non-linear reconstruction of events to call for a thorough reconsideration of cause and effect. Sifting through Arab and Hebrew sources—many rarely, if ever, examined before—Cohen reflects on the attitudes and perceptions of Jews and Arabs who experienced the events and, most significantly, on the memories they bequeathed to later generations. The result is a multifaceted and revealing examination of a formative series of episodes that will intrigue historians, political scientists, and others interested in understanding the essence—and the very beginning—of what has been an intractable conflict.
This book, edited by Honaida Ghanim and Azar Dakwar and featuring contributions from various scholars, presents a collection of studies and articles that delve into the analogies, differences, and intersections between control systems in apartheid and Israeli regimes. The contributors consider the unique contexts of persecution, control, and political dynamics.
This book is a compilation of the proceedings from a study conference organized by MADAR in May 2017 and edited by Husam Jeryiss. It is divided into four chapters. The first chapter serves as an introduction, outlining the primary features of the Palestinian economy in Israel.
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