THIS WEEK’S EDITION
Post-Colonialism and Palestine
The personal stories of the natives of Palestine from before the creation of Israel seem to be unknown relative to the stories of the Jews who settled in what became Israel. It seems that because of the Holocaust in Europe, and the creation of a Jewish state in the years immediately following the end of … Continue reading “Post-Colonialism and Palestine”
An Unwelcoming Return
It is rare to find a person today who is completely unaware of the conflicts between the nation of Israel and Palestine. Unfortunately, the history surrounding the ordeal has become shrouded in confusion and disagreement. Emotions and poor historiography have blurred the lines between truth and fiction, leading to years of tragedy. Emile Habiby wrote […]
The Israeli- Palestinian Conflict
Post World War II, thousands of people became displaced and were in need of a place to live. Many Jewish Holocaust survivors found themselves without a home and/or family, and they were thus enticed by the Zionist movement to create a Jewish state. The idea was that it would solve their homelessness, while giving them […]
The Prolonged Plight of the Palestinians
With the founding of the League of Nations after World War One, the British Empire acquired numerous mandates from the Ottoman and German Empires. One of the primary regions the British asserted control over in the Middle East was the … Continue reading →
Finders, Keepers
Following the horrors of the Holocaust that transpired during the second world war, many Jewish refugees and displaced peoples collaborated with the Zionist movement. They packed up the little that they had left, if anything at all, and migrated to Palestine. Many of these people had just survived a great deal of physical and mental […]
The Unsolved Arab Problem
When understanding the ramifications of the Second World War, it must be understood that the surrender of Japan did not mark the end of difficulties across the globe. For instance, the war brought about a level of human displacement throughout … Continue reading →
Right of Return, Who’s is It?
the Arab-Israeli conflict is one rife with contradiction and confusion. What started it? Who started it? Why does it continue to this day? For the most part those people who were educated in Westernized schools like most students in the United States learn about this conflict from the perspective of the Israelis, Europeans and Americans … Continue reading “Right of Return, Who’s is It?”
Keys to a Memory
“Palestine is a country without a people; the Jews are a people without a country,” – Israel Zangwill, a prominent British Zionist, in the New Liberal Review in 1901. This argument for a Jewish state appealed to many of the 250,000 Jewish DPs living in camps in Germany, Austria, and Italy after World War II [1]. They…
The Displaced Displaced Others
This is probably one of the best set ups for a reading. The two main readings involved the perspective of the Palestinians who were being pushed out of their home to make way for the Zionists, or in 1948 better know as the Israelis. The other reading however is a critique of the exodus of … Continue reading “The Displaced Displaced Others”
The Pain of a Disappearing Home
Many years after World War Two, displaced persons were able to begin a return trip home, or rather where home used to be. But rather than finding a nostalgic community of their old friends, family, and neighbors, these DP’s were Continue reading The Pain of a Disappearing Home→
