Scholars reflect on the recent intensification of Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
After three weeks of bloodshed and failed cease-fires, the violence in Gaza shows few signs of letting up. This week, the Stanford Press blog presents a 10-part series, featuring essays from noteworthy scholars on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, as well as reflections on the Arab-Israeli conflict writ large. See the full list of posts in the Gaza series below.
With Israeli forces besieging Gaza again, Western ambivalence is inexcusable.
by LORI ALLEN
The restriction of Palestinian movement in Gaza and elsewhere has long been a central tactic of the Israeli occupation.
by ILANA FELDMAN
SEAM ZONES, SECURITY ZONES, DEATH ZONES, AND WALLS
How Israel controls and contains the Palestinians within its borders.
by LALEH KHALILI
Largely invisible to Israelis, the pre-1967 borders profoundly shape the lives and hopes of Palestinians.
by TAMIR SOREK
RACISM IS THE FOUNDATION OF ISRAEL'S OPERATION
PROTECTIVE EDGE
How pervasive anti-Arabism has paved the way for Israel's latest assault on Gaza.
by JOEL BEININ
The radical Jewish left in Israel and Gaza is lending its voice to the outcry on behalf of Gazans.
by ORIT BASHKIN
WATCHING THE OCCUPATION AT A CLOSE DISTANCE
Surveillance cameras capture the violence as it unfolds in Gaza and the West Bank.
by AMAHL BISHARA
Construction and destruction in Shatila and Gaza.
by DIANA ALLAN
What's happening in Gaza today is far from an isolated event; it's one instance of the Palestinian condition.
by SHERENE SEIKALY
LOOKING GLASS AGAINST THE WALL, WHO IS THE FREEST OF US ALL?
Why Gaza is rivaled and reviled by Israel.
by KHALED FURANI
Have you ever wondered how it is that every woman in Saudi Arabia wants to wear a burka?
I would think that at least one woman would like to shop at Nordstom rather than The Burka Store.
Funny how intellectual conformity is a sign of thought rot.
So much for the intellectual diversity.
Posted by: Bob Smith | August 3, 2014 at 09:20 PM
What the heck? Where is the balance on this issue. I am herewith vowing to not buy SUP publications.
Posted by: Jason Law | August 3, 2014 at 07:41 AM
The mind boggles at the thought that SUP could not find a single person sympathetic to Israel's position to contribute to this "discussion."
M. Kellner
Posted by: Menachem Kellner | August 3, 2014 at 04:03 AM
"When even Amos Oz supports a military operation,"
Like so many Israeli "leftists" of his generation, Amoz Oz shows himself to be an enlightened paternalist in this interview with Die Welle.
He is willing to end the blockade of Gaza provided that the Gaza Strip is demilitarized. Because, you see, Palestinians are like children: they should be taken care of, but not allowed to defend themselves. They have no right to their own security because they have nothing to fear from a benign Jewish state. Oz says to his interviewer:
Ich glaube, dass die Blockade beendet werden sollte. Ich glaube, dass der Gaza-Streifen im großen Umfang mit Mitteln aus Israel, den arabischen und anderen Ländern versorgt werden sollte - im Austausch für eine wirksame Entmilitarisierung.
Posted by: Jeremiah Haber | August 2, 2014 at 11:44 AM
Not a single post not hostile to Israel, or hostile to a genocidal, theocratic, anti-Semitic terrorist group, Hamas. Gotta love Stanford U. Press's idea of scholarly debate. Stalin would approve.
Posted by: David Bernstein | August 2, 2014 at 06:11 AM