When Israel annexed Jerusalem in 1967 it made Jerusalemites  permanent residents of Israel,  but not citizens.  In effect, they were deemed ‘resident aliens’ in their own city. They are not eligible for Palestinian passports.  This was/still is, designed to pressure them to leave their city by all means. Residency can be annulled from any Jerusalemite, at any time. Discrimination...Read More

This paper will consider the international politics of the apartheid analysis, addressing questions such as:  Why is it possible for Israel to project itself in the west as ‘the only democracy in the middle east’?  and why is it possible for it to effectively evade critical scrutiny, let alone prosecution before international war crimes tribunals, as Uri...Read More

No one contests that Herzl’s Zionism is a Jewish ethno-nationalist movement. This paper will go back to the roots of Zionism at the end of the 19th century, and determine whether Israel is ‘just’ moving towards apartheid (both in Israel and in the oPT) as many believe, or has been designed to be an apartheid...Read More

This paper will mainly look at ways of how to dismantle Israeli Apartheid. Could a joint Israeli-Palestinian movement to combat Apartheid emerge? This paper will mainly look at ways of how to dismantle Israeli Apartheid. Could a joint Israeli-Palestinian movement to combat Apartheid emerge? How realistic is such a proposition, especially in light of the fact...Read More

In the aftermath of Trump’s announcement of the so called ‘deal’ in January 2020, we are faced with an unprecedented situation that resurrects from the dead a South African style apartheid system and aims to give it legitimacy on the international level. The announcement will have serious ramifications on Palestinian lives and rights, and on the...Read More