– 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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During more than a week of tension over new Israeli restrictions on access to Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem’s Greek Orthodox Archbishop Atallah Hanna has been among the most vociferous in his support of unity between Palestinian Christians and Muslims.
Notwithstanding the truth or hollowness of these claims, there must be a sense of appreciation about what occurred. If Palestinians can unite to protect their religious heritage in Jerusalem, surely they can do the same to end Israel’s political dominance, military occupation and economic exploitation.
“The occupation narrates the story as it likes – whichever way it works for them. Even if they were involved in any crime, it should not have led to the killing and wounding of anyone,” she told Al Jazeera. “We’re not going to be quiet about this. We’re going to stop the world to find out who killed him and make sure that he gets punished. Their job is not to kill our boys. Their job is to secure our safety, but they do the exact opposite.”
Omar Baddar delivers the Keynote Lecture in the series and provides a rough overview of the issue of media representation. He details his work in combating the misrepresentation of the Palestinians in the media and why this struggle is so important now.
By Palestine Center Interns
With the illegal blockade on Gaza nearing its eleventh year, more questions about the role of the UN and its humanitarian agencies in sustaining the blockade have been rising in the political arena.
By Mohamed Mohamed
Israel’s provocations may seem illogical and risky, especially in such a religiously significant site, but it conforms to a calculated strategy that has been pursued ever since it was established in 1948.
Framing this story as one in which Palestinians have a problem with metal detectors does an injustice to the demands of the worshipers at Al-Aqsa.
A picture of a Christian man praying alongside Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem has been praised as a positive example of how different faiths can co-exist.
I believe it has to do with the fact that the Israeli media totally missed the nonviolent aspect of the protests. One can assume that Israeli journalists suffer from the same prejudice as the rest of the public: they are so sure that Palestinian resistance automatically means violence, that they are unable to identify other expressions of it.
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