Refusing to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli OccupationRefusing to be Enemies - now in paperback - presents the voices of more than 100 practitioners and theorists of nonviolence, with the vast majority being either Palestinian or Israeli. They reflect on their own involvement in nonviolent resistance and speak about the nonviolent strategies and tactics employed by Palestinian and Israeli organizations, both separately and in joint initiatives. The book considers the obstacles encountered by nonviolent organizations and includes examples of effective nonviolent campaigns. Additionally, it explores ways in which a more effective nonviolent movement may be built. In their own words, activists share their hopes and visions for the future and discuss the internal and external changes needed for their organizations - and the nonviolent movement as a whole - to successfully pursue their goal of a just peace in the region. A Foreword on the definition and nature of nonviolence is written by Canadian author Ursula Franklin. Additionally, the book is rounded out by analytic essays by activists Ghassan Andoni (Palestinian), Jeff Halper (Israeli), Jonathan Kuttab (a Palestinian activist lawyer with international experience) and Starhawk (an "international" of Jewish background). |
Contents
Why Nonviolence? Why AntiOccupation Activism? | 3 |
Nonviolence in the Struggle Against the Occupation | 39 |
PART II | 64 |
Joint Struggle and the Issues of Normalization and Power | 131 |
A Closer Look | 191 |
PART III | 236 |
Towards a More Effective Nonviolent Movement | 243 |
Learning from the Past Building for the Future | 295 |
PART IV | 378 |
Towards a Strategic Nonviolence | 391 |
A Pacifist Palestinian Perspective | 415 |
The Unique Challenges of Palestinian Nonviolence | 423 |
Conclusions | 435 |
Afterword to the Paperback Edition | 453 |
Works Cited | 477 |
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