Youth and the Palestinian Resistance : The role of young Palestinians in resisting the military occupation of the West Bank

ISBN-13: 9783639116861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 88 str.

Philip Leech

Opis

Young people have always been a key part of the Palestinian resistance movement. Yet, since the de-escalation of the second intifada the involvement of youth in resistance has become predominantly nonviolent. This work asks the question: why? Is it a lack of leadership? Is it a sign of submission to Israel s rule? Or is it that young Palestinians are divided on the best way to resist? This work argues that nonviolence is the result of the dominance by default of the discourse of steadfastness. Young Palestinians are confronted daily by myriad reasons to reject the Israeli occupation. In particular, what is perceived as the occupation forces deliberate obstruction of the Palestinian educational system is very deeply felt and a prevalent source of frustration. Moreover, this short book argues that, what might appear to outsiders as superficial acceptance of the status quo (manifested as nonviolence), cloaks the true level of dissatisfaction and potential for re-emergent violence in Palestine s next generation.

O autorze

Phil is doctoral candidate at the Institute for Arab and Islamic
Studies at the University of Exeter. Before Exeter he achieved
his MA with distinction from Lancaster University in Peace
Studies. He also studied for a BA at Lancaster during which he
spent an exchange year at St. Michael''s College at
the University of Toronto.