Nonviolent Resistance in the Second Intifada Activism and Advocacy [Paperback]

Offering diverse perspectives from scholars, practitioners, and activists, this bookillustrates the potential strengths and challenges of unarmed resistance in Palestine by Palestinians as well as of internationals and Israelis acting in solidarity.Introduction: Nonviolent Resistance in the Second Intifada; J.M.Norman Civic Education in Post-Oslo Palestine: Discursive Domestication; A.Leone Development as Peacebuilding and Resistance: Alternative Narratives of Nonviolence in Palestine-Israel; T.Seidel Partners for Peace: Cooperative Popular Resistance and Peacebuilding in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; R.R.Sauders Understandings of Nonviolence and Violence: Joint Palestinian and International Nonviolent Resistance; S.Scruggs Religious Leaders in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Violent Incitement to Nonviolent Resistance; M.Abu-Nimer International Law and the Case of Operation Cast Lead: 'Lawfare' and the Struggle for Justice; M.C.Hallward The Global Campaign for Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Against Israel; H.Jamjoum The Free Gaza Movement; From an Interview with Huwaida Arraf and Adam Shapiro Conclusion: Prospects for Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine-Israel; M.C.Hallward & J.M.Norman

'This volume is a fresh and exciting new contribution. Bringing together scholars and practitioners, it analyzes the oft-overlooked diversity of acts of unarmed protest, persuasion, intervention, and noncooperation that occurred during the second Intifada. It also shows us the rich range of actors, relationships, and ideas involved in those campaigns. The book's strength lies in its being firmly grounded in field research and first-hand experience, while not shying from such larger themes as power, solidarity, religion, and strategy. This is valuable reading for anyone wanting a nuanced appreciation of the Palestinian struggle today, or indeed a deeper understanding of what nonviolent resistance means in theory and practice.' - Wendy Pearlman, Northwestern lS.