The ICJ Opinions on Palestine: Possibilities and Limitations
Introduction Writing about the effectiveness of international law in Palestine is particularly fraught in the midst of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the ongoing settler-colonial project. Growing skepticism about international law has led some legal analysts to question its relevance or even declare its demise. Yet while international law emerged within modern imperial structures, […]
Palestinian Intellectual History with Sabri Jiryis
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Yara Hawari 0:00 From Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, I am Yara Hawari, and this is Rethinking Palestine. The Foundations of Zionism was originally published in Arabic over two volumes in 1977 and 1986, written by renowned Palestinian scholar and former director of the […]
The Gulf and Israel: War, Normalization, and the Global Economy
Introduction The US-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon, as well as the ongoing genocide in Palestine, are reshaping the political landscape of the region. Alliances are being recalibrated, and old assumptions about US power are being tested. The war has also underscored how deeply the global economy remains tied to fossil fuels and to the […]
War, Political Economy, and Palestine
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Diana Buttu 0:00 Before October of 2023, there was a real push within Israel to push forward this normalization project. And the normalization project was, in large part, to send the message to the Israeli public that they never really need to do anything […]
Palestine, Iran, and the Unraveling of Western Hegemony
Introduction People across the world are living through a moment of profound crisis. The ongoing genocide in Gaza, the US-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon, the resulting energy and economic shocks, and the erosion of the international legal order are unfolding alongside the fragmentation of the Western-led global system. Together, these converging tremors are exposing […]
The Families of Gaza: Sumud as Collective Endurance
Introduction Since October 2023, Israel’s genocide has fueled two persistent and deeply polarizing narratives about Gaza, organized around a stark binary and circulated across Palestinian communities and globally. On one side, Gaza is positioned as unconquered: a place that did not surrender, whose population endured unprecedented violence without capitulation, and where the Israeli regime’s declared […]
Israel’s Yellow Line in Gaza: Annexation without Legal Burden
Introduction The Israeli regime is drawing a “Yellow Line” across Gaza to consolidate what it has always wanted: Palestinian land. The Yellow Line is not an internationally recognized border. Borders are typically established through bilateral agreements, adjudication, or mutual recognition under international law. By contrast, the so-called Yellow Line in Gaza functions as a de […]
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