“Of all the crimes to which Palestinians have been subjected through a century of bitter tragedy, perhaps none are more cruel than the silencing of their voices. The suffering has been most extreme, criminal, and grotesque in Gaza, where Ghada Ageel was one of the victims from childhood. This collection of essays is a poignant cry for justice, far too long delayed.” —Noam Chomsky
There are more than two sides to the conflict between Palestine and Israel. There are millions. Millions of lives, voices, and stories behind the enduring struggle in Israel and Palestine. Yet, the easy binary of Palestine vs. Israel on which the media so often relies for context effectively silences the lived experiences of people affected by the strife. Ghada Ageel sought leading experts—Palestinian and Israeli, academic and activist—to gather stories that humanize the historic processes of occupation, displacement, colonization, and, most controversially, apartheid. Historians, scholars and students of colonialism and Israel-Palestine studies, and anyone interested in more nuanced debate, will want to read this book. Foreword by Richard Falk.
Contributors: Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Ghada Ageel, Huwaida Arraf, Abigail B. Bakan, Ramzy Baroud, Samar El-Bekai, James Cairns, Edward C. Corrigan, Susan Ferguson, Keith Hammond, Rela Mazali, Sherene Razack, Tali Shapiro, Reem Skeik, Rafeef Ziadah.
Foreword // Richard Falk
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I Indigenous Voices
1 | Beit Daras
Once upon a Land // Ghada Ageel
2 | I am from there, I am from here // Reem Skeik
3 | Palestine
Via Dolorosa // Samar El-Bekai
4 | The Man with the White Beard
Uniting the Palestinian Narrative // Ramzy Baroud
Part II Activist Views
5 | International Solidarity and the Palestinian Freedom Struggle // Huwaida Arraf
6 | Palestine Calling
Notes on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement // Rafeef Ziadah
7 | Culture of Resistance
Why We Need You to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction Israel // Tali Shapiro
8 | Complicit Dissent, Dissenting Complicity
A Story and Its Context // Rela Mazali
Part III Academic and Expert Insights
9 | Israel’s Legitimacy?
Time for a European Moratorium // Keith Hammond
10 | Israeli Apartheid, Canada, and Freedom of Expression // Abigail B. Bakan & Yasmeen Abu-Laban
11 | Political Truths
The Case of Pro-Palestine Discourse in Canada // James Cairns & Susan Ferguson
12 | A Hole in the Wall, A Rose at a Checkpoint
The Spatiality of Occupied Palestine // Sherene Razack
13 | Israel and Apartheid
A Framework for Legal Analysis // Edward C. Corrigan
Contributors
Index