The history of Palestinian statehood is marked by shifts in four sovereignty categories. Understanding them can shed light on the complex dynamics and key challenges in Palestine’s statehood pursuit.
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Part 1 of Inside the Oslo Accords, a three-part podcast series from The Conversation Weekly, marking the 30th anniversary of a key moment in the Israel-Palestine peace process.
When Yasser Arafat and Yitshak Rabin shook hands on the White House lawn in September 1993 it looked as if Israel and Palestine might achieve a lasting peace. Three decades on this remains a dream.
The conference, being held in Brisbane, runs three days, with Albanese delivering his keynote address on Thursday morning
Since 2014, Australian officials have generally avoided using the terms “occupied” or “occupation” in relation to Palestine. That has now changed.
Israeli settler youth in the West Bank are using their right-wing ideology as a tool that allows them to harm Palestinians and their villages with no remorse.
The state of Israel was partly built on principles established by the British empire. It has just struck down the law that underpinned democracy in the country.
Despite claims of defending democracy and shared values, the U.S.-Israel relationship is one of self-interest where the Palestinians pay the price.
Since 1948, the story of Palestine has been a story of constant displacement and eviction.
The West Bank governing body has seen its popularity erode amid accusations of corruption and incompetence.
Israeli troops have withdrawn after two days of fighting in a camp in the occupied West Bank. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that it would not be a ‘one-time action.’
Israel’s prime minister is under pressure from public protests and an increasingly assertive right wing in his coalition government.
The youth of Masafer Yatta understand the power of education to help them lift up their communities and share their struggles with the world — and they continue to fight for their right to it.
Australia should recognise the state of Palestine. The legal, moral and political arguments are compelling.
Tried and tested in the field, Israeli weapons and surveillance technology are being packaged and sold for export.
Generations of Palestinian writers and poets have expressed their feelings of grief and loss.
Many in the West are unaware of the displacement of around 750,000 Palestinians in 1947-8
The village of Lajjun, near Nazareth, which was destroyed in 1948 to make room for a kibbutz is a microcosm of the catastrophe that still affects Palestinians 75 years later.
For the first time, the United Nations will mark the commemoration of the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians from their homes in 1948.
A series of poor decisions in the face of Jewish manoeuvring led to the end of the British mandate in Palestine and the creation of the Israeli state.
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Lecturer in Peace and Reconciliation, University of Aberdeen
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations; Deputy Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Professor, Sociology, Mount Royal University
