Israel’s unique and creative contribution to Apartheid is the concept of Present Absentees, adopted in 1948 to prevent Palestinians who stayed from claiming back their lands and homes when they were internally displaced. There have been some studies on this Orwellian concept but it remains understudied and almost unheard of in the world. How did...Read More
How has the law been used to dispossess Palestinians of their land? Since the early days, Herzl the lawyer stated in his Judenstaat that the Zionist movement can only be inaugurated "with absolute conformity to law" and with the "friendly co-operation of interested Governments, who would derive considerable benefits from it". Once the Jewish state was established in...Read More
Is there a moral crisis in Israeli society? How so and how was it expressed and portrayed in Israeli literature from 1948 to 1967, then following the 1Is there a moral crisis in Israeli society? How so and how was it expressed and portrayed in Israeli literature from 1948 to 1967, then following the 1967...Read More
The policy of economic segregation has been a cornerstone of Zionist The policy of economic segregation has been a cornerstone of Zionist policy since the early days of the mandate. At the same time, after the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank including East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel adopted a policy of Arab...Read More
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
The Attorney General, Dr. Avichai Mandelblit’s claims that the ICC has no jurisdiction in Palestine, rely on intentional misquotation, disregard for international law and an absurd misrepresentation of reality. Contrary to the AG’s position, the ICC has jurisdiction to carry out the necessary investigation of the situation in Palestine. Dr. Avichai Mandelblit is the highest...Read More