Settler colonialism and resistancein Palestine from 2009 to 2019 / Belal S.M. Alakhras
In 1948, Israeli forces took over most of the Palestinian territory and forced the majority of Palestinians to leave their homes. Since then, Israel’s colonial endeavour against Palestinians has continued, and Palestinians have faced numerous attempts to erase their presence. Despite its efforts,...
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| Summary: | In 1948, Israeli forces took over most of the Palestinian territory and forced the majority
of Palestinians to leave their homes. Since then, Israel’s colonial endeavour against
Palestinians has continued, and Palestinians have faced numerous attempts to erase their
presence. Despite its efforts, Palestinian resistance has not achieved the end of Israeli
control. This study examines the continuation of Israeli settler colonialism in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip between 2009 and 2019. The research aims to provide insights into
these key questions: what are the influencing factors on the Israeli government’s
treatment of the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip? How do the influencing
factors shape the Israeli government’s treatment of the Palestinians in the West Bank and
Gaza Strip? How are the Palestinians affected politically and demographically by the
Israeli treatment of them in the West Bank and Gaza Strip? Why is the Palestinian
resistance unable to end Israeli settler colonialism? This study adopts the transformative
paradigm, a research framework that emphasizes analysing power dynamics, promoting
social change, and exploring the potential for transformative shifts that empower
marginalized groups. A qualitative research method involving a case study approach is
used here. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews and documentation.
Purposive sampling was used to select the research informants. The theory of settler
colonialism and Square of Resistance were used as conceptual frameworks to analyse the
data. The results indicate that the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip was influenced by various internal and external factors.
Internal factors include political structure, ideology, public opinion, and the indigenous
people’s response. Regional (dis-)order and the US-Israel alliance are external factors. The bulk of these factors has driven a violent Israeli approach toward Palestinians. This
study also explained Israeli tendencies to eliminate Palestinian political viability and
demographic existence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. On the other hand, various
political, economic, cultural, and armed obstacles have hampered the Palestinian efforts
to end Israeli settler colonialism. Internal Palestinian divisions were found to be a major
impediment to achieving decolonization. The establishment of the Palestinian Authority
has shifted Palestinians’ attention away from the struggle for national liberation and
towards governance and internal power competition. The Palestinian economy has been
heavily reliant on the Israeli economy. Little effort was made among Palestinians to
preserve national traditions and arts. Palestinian consciousness suffered as a result of the
internal schism. The armed resistance was found to be lacking as various local and
regional forces have targeted it, and it has become less proactive in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian movements have not engaged in a broad-based decolonization struggle in
recent years.
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