Memories of Revolt

Zionist hegemony, the settler colonial conquest of Palestine and the problem with conflict: a critical genealogy of the notion of binary conflict

“…In other words, it was the socio-economic calamity that drove Palestinians to politics. 57 The peasant unrest and accompanying massive industrial strike were organized in a non-violent way similar to later examples in other countries, such as South Africa. The British were initially rather impressed by these acts of civil disobedience and ordered a commission to study the claims and complaints of the Palestinians.…”

“…It is tempting to portray this revolt against British control as a carefully constructed anticolonial insurgency led by Arab notables and sustained by Palestinian peasants. 55 It should be noted, however, that the Mandate rejected any form of self-governance and that the urban notables thus did not function as representatives of Palestinian peasants or factory workers. 56 Instead, this revolt was primarily instigated and sustained by industrial workers and Palestinian peasants as a reaction to the impoverishment of Palestinian life.…”

Associations between mental health symptoms in Palestinian captives' wives and in their children

“…The incarceration of Palestinians within the Palestinian Occupied Territories (POT) lasted for more than one hundred years, since the Othman era, going through Britten mandate and till nowadays by the Israeli occupation [30][31][32]. More than one fifth of the Palestinian population (700,000-800,000 habitants) experienced detention for different periods, ranging from 18 days until everlasting, since 1967, the starting point of Israeli occupation [33,34].…”

Calendars, Martyrs, and Palestinian Particularism under British Rule

“…By 1938, the revolt had become mired in internal conflict along class and political lines. 79 The partial overlap between class and sectarian lines (and the overrepresentation of Christians in government jobs) triggered sporadic anti-Christian rhetoric and violence, which at least some Christians perceived as a threat, 80 especially at a time when their relative weight in the Palestinian elite was declining. 81 Although the AHC was committed to Muslim-Christian solidarity, the decentralization of the rebel leadership sometimes made it possible for local rebels to engage in anti-Christian propaganda.…”