The<i>intifadah</i>continues: Legacy, dynamics and challenges

Sayigh, Yezid

doi:10.1080/01436598908420172

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“…In fact, this shift represents a return to the strategies of the first Palestinian intifada, which was guided by the priorities of Palestinians living under occupation or in exile, including economic independence and opportunity. 1 In recent years, Palestinian grassroots organisations have issued direct calls to the international community, bypassing state negotiations, and highlighting the devastating effects of the Israeli occupation on everyday Palestinian life. The most recognised of these appeals is the Palestinian civil society call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel.…”

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Freedom Rides in Palestine: racial segregation and grassroots politics on the bus

Griffin¹

2015

Race & Class

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This article offers an examination of the role of buses in Palestinian protest actions directed at an international audience. These demonstrations occur as part of a post-Oslo strategic shift in which Palestinian resistance has de-prioritised leader-centred negotiations in favour of grassroots mobilisation that directly appeals to international civil society. Given this strategy, the bus is a useful vehicle, both literally and symbolically, for transmitting the message of Palestinian demands for freedom. first, the bus powerfully evokes the triumphs of an earlier generation of activists fighting racial segregation. Second, as a recognisable form of public transportation and mobility, the use of the bus allows Palestinian activists to focus international solidarity on one of the central hardships of occupied life: the denial of the right to freedom of movement, which entrenches the ongoing separation of Palestinians across Palestine.

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