– Edward Said
The late Palestinian scholar, Edward Said, remarked that Palestinians had been denied permission to narrate their history and speak of the day-to-day experiences of life in the margins. Here, we reclaim that permission to narrate our own stories.
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US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” stipulates that Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state with all of Jerusalem as its capital, give up the right of return, accept the annexation of the Jordan Valley and the illegal settlements, and live in Bantustans.
When the video of police officer Derek Chauvin choking George Floyd to death first circulated, Palestinians were quick to notice the similarities between law enforcement violence in the US and Palestine.
“When the disastrous Oslo Accords were signed in 1993 on the White House lawn in Washington, some voiced scathing criticism and deep concern about its provisions and the major concessions the Palestinians were forced to make.”
Parts of American cities are in chaos right now. As everyone knows, the current protests and turmoil in the US were triggered by the murder of an unarmed and restrained black man, George Floyd, at the hands of police officers in the city of Minneapolis.
On May 28, China’s parliament passed a national security law for Hong Kong that China claims will confront “secession, subversion, terrorism, and foreign interference.” Shortly after China passed the law on Hong Kong, the US, UK, Canada, and Australia issued a joint statement condemning it. But where is their condemnation and “deep concern” when it comes to Israel’s oppression of Palestinians?
In this virtual talk, Said Arikat and Dr. Osamah Khalil will discuss the history of the Nakba, which created the largest and longest-running refugee problem in the world. They will also discuss the present and future status of Palestine, especially in light of ongoing attempts by Israel and the US to suppress the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice, including through Israel’s imminent annexation of the West Bank, which would be illegal under international law.
“Palestine Legal recently published a report noting that the majority of suppression of Palestine advocacy in the US targets students and faculty. In particular, 89% of such incidents occurred on college campuses in 2014, and 74% in 2019.”
Palestine Center Brief No. 338 (April 21, 2020)
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