Emplaced Resistance in Palestine and Israel: The Cases of Hebron, Silwan and al-Araqib

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict revolves around territorial control, with space being a central tool of domination. This volume explores how space can be a resource for and an outcome of protest, focusing on three sites of contention in Palestine and Israel. It demonstrates how subaltern groups mobilize a real spatial repertoire of contention to challenge different regimes of control, with strategies rooted in the local.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 314 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a complex and enduring struggle that revolves around territorial control, driven by the settler-colonial principle at the core of the Zionist project. This volume delves into the ways in which space is utilized as a powerful tool of domination by the Israeli authorities, shedding light on how it can both serve as a resource for and a consequence of protest. With a particular emphasis on the ways in which subaltern groups employ practices of resistance to challenge these dominant spatial arrangements, the research adopts a comparative approach, drawing on data collected during fieldwork conducted between 2012 and 2015 in Palestine and Israel.

The study focuses on three sites of contention: the H2 area in Hebron (the occupied Old City under Israeli authority), the core neighborhoods of Silwan (Wadi Hilwe and al-Bustan), and the unrecognized Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Negev desert. Through these case studies, the book explores diverse strategies that engage with the materiality of space, place, sense of place, territory, landscape, network, and scale. It demonstrates how different regimes of control give rise to localized strategies that are deeply rooted in the local context.

By providing an original comparison between flashpoints of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli politics of dispossession and expulsion, this book serves as a valuable resource for scholars and readers interested in political geography, political science, sociology, and the Israel-Palestine conflict. It offers insights into the ways in which spatial arrangements shape political outcomes and provides a framework for understanding the complex dynamics of this ongoing conflict.

Weight: 600g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032130620