Institute for Palestine Studies

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Read more about her life and work on the Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. #PalQuest features a dedicated section of biographies highlighting the figures who shaped modern Palestinian history: palquest.org/en/biography/4…

Diagnosed with cancer in 2009, Banna fought the disease with the same determination that marked her artistic and political life. She passed away in Nazareth on 24 March 2018, leaving behind a powerful legacy of music, resistance, and love for Palestine and its children. 🧵

🧵New content from #PalQuest explores the life and legacy of Rim Banna, Palestinian artist known as the “voice of the cause.” Born in Nazareth in 1966 to poet Zuhaira Sabbagh and Jamil Banna, Rim grew up immersed in Palestinian culture, literature, and music: palquest.org/en/biography/4…

“Those who expect us to embody sumud to inspire them must engage in genuine, tangible efforts to support our liberation so we need not embody sumud any longer.” Continue reading in JPS (open access): doi.org/10.1080/037791…

“Palestinian sumud is not an expression of joy, but a necessary survival tactic. Sumud must be understood as an indication of the violent lived reality that brought about those acts of resilience.”

“In pushing back against the resilience narrative, we assert not only our right to live, but our right to define our lives, our grief, and our struggle on our own terms,” write exiled scholars from Gaza, Khalid Dader, Malaka Shwaikh, Hala Shoman, and Saga Hamdan (thread) doi.org/10.1080/037791…

Khuloud Suleiman interviews healthcare professionals and affected families to show how the systemic destruction of the healthcare system and limited border evacuations continue to harm the health and livelihoods of people in Gaza. palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658790

Sujood Alkhour writes from Gaza on the challenges she and her family have faced during Ramadan for the last 3 years of the genocide with repeated closures of border crossings, the man-made famine, and multiple displacements. palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658757

What happens when a home becomes a memory? Ohood Nassar writes from Gaza about Israel's destruction of her family home in Jabalia. What remains of the rubble sits in a designated "red zone" she cannot reach. palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658637

Jasbir Puar reviews Lisa Bhungalia’s “Elastic Empire,” which traces the convergence of post-Oslo and post 9/11 counterterrorism legislation, with the realignment and recalibration of global humanitarian aid, and Palestinian NGOs: doi.org/10.1080/037791…

Historian and co-founder of IPS, Walid Khalidi (1925-2026), was the first to reveal “Plan Dalet,” the Zionist strategy of conquest in Palestine in 1948. We honor this, and all of Walid Khalidi's contributions to Palestinian historical memory. doi.org/10.2307/2537591

Mariam Mushtaha reflects on how growing plants became a source of survival, resilience, and connection to the land and tradition in Gaza during food shortages. palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657810

Malak Hijazi shares her experience on how reading during a genocide has helped her feel less alone and urges her to write and document her own survival. palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657662

Women are documenting, reporting, and translating Palestinian narratives and histories. This roundup from our blog brings together ten of their contributions, edited by women: newsbriefs, interviews, and testimonies. Your week’s reading list 👇🏽: palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658683