[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Occupations, Interventions,and Law (O.I.L.) Page. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of O.I.L.-related topics. The pieces reflect the level of critical analysis and diversity that Jadaliyya strives for, but the views are solely the ones of their authors. If you are interested in contributing to Jadaliyya, send us your post with your bio and a release form to post@jadaliyya.com [click "Submissions" on the main page for more information]
A Voyage to Toledo: Twenty-Five Years After the 'Jews of the Orient and Palestinians' Meeting, Ella Habib Shohat
Shohat provides an analysis of “Judíos orientales y palestinos. Un diálogo para la paz árabe-israelí”(“Jews of the Orient and Palestinians: A Dialogue for Arab-Israeli Peace”), a conference held 3-4 July 1989 in Toledo, Spain to facilitate dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian intellectuals and academics.
Displaced Intentions, Nayrouz Abu Hatoum and Serene Husni
A review of the documentary Write Down, I Am an Arab.
Statement by Scholar Ann Laura Stoler Endorsing BDS against Israel, Jadaliyya Reports
Ann Laura Stoler, Willy Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and Historical Studies at The New School for Social Research, writes a statement in support of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions against "Israeli institutions that actively or passively accept a status quo that condones and expands the occupation, violates international law, enforces military control and denies Palestinian rights to self-determination."
Beirut Conference: Israel’s War on Gaza: Political, Moral, and Legal Accountability (28 September 2014), Jadaliyya Reports
An announcement of a one-day symposium on Israeli military impunity in Gaza at the American University of Beirut's Issam Faris Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs.
Beirut Event--Pivoting, Advancing, or Retreating: Washington Tries to Cope with a Chaotic Middle East in a Changing Global Order (1 October), Jadaliyya Reports
An announcement of a public lecture by Dr. Michael C. Hudson at the American University of Beirut's Issam Faris Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs.
Emergency Humanitarian Appeals and Gaza’s On-going Destruction: The Case of Failed Accountability and Sustainability, Lamya Hussain
In light of Israeli multiple bombings of civilian populations in Palestine over the past several years, analysis of rebuilding Gaza must move beyond merely how to arrange relief and ask harder questions about the lack of accountability regarding Israeli bombings.
Arab Bank Case Sets Limited Precedent, Noura Erakat
Erakat cautions those who see a recent US District Court ruling charging the Arab Bank with financing terrorism as an opening for lawsuits against US or Israeli banks for financing or facilitating the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, warning such an outcome would not be possible given the unwillingness of US courts to challenge Israeli policy and the legislative intervention that made the Arab Bank case possible in the first place.
O.I.L. Media Roundup (24 September), O.I.L. Editors
A compendium of news articles and other materials circulating on Occupation, Intervention and Law.
Another Letter to Mr. Elie Wiesel, Fateh Azzem
An open letter to Elie Wiesel responds to an ad published by Wiesel in August 2014 that ran in The New York Times and other major media outlets, claiming that "Jews rejected child sacrifice 3,000 years ago. Now it's Hamas' turn."
The Growing Phenomenon of Pro-Israeli Advocacy in Chinese Academia, Mohammad Turki Al-Sudairi
Al-Sudairi argues that in the past decade, "a network of "loosely affiliated pro-Israeli organizations" established a platform for espousing hasbara in Chinese academia.
Progressive Struggles against Insidious Capitalist Individualism: Interview with Angela Davis, Frank Barat
Barat interviews Angela Davis on black feminism, Palestine, the prison-industrial complex, and more, in a longer version of a piece originally published in The Nation.
NYC Event -- The War on Gaza: Military Strategy and Historical Horizons (19 September, Columbia University), Jadaliyya Reports
An announcement for an event at Columbia University featuring Jadaliyya co-editor Noura Erakat and Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi discussing the most recent Israeli assault on Gaza.
Dozens to Bike from Philadelphia to Washington, DC to Raise Funds for Medical Relief for Gaza’s Children, Jadaliyya Reports
A press release from Cycling4Gaza on a bike ride from Philadelphia to Washington, DC to raise awareness of and funds for children in Gaza in need of medical attention.
Defending Palestine Solidarity Activists: An Interview with Dima Khalidi, Nadine Naber
Nadine Naber interviews Dima Khalidi, founder and director of Palestine Solidarity Legal Support, an organization that provides legal defense to criminalized and suppressed Palestinian rights activists in the United States.
O.I.L. Media Roundup (10 September), O.I.L. Editors
A compendium of news articles and other materials circulating on Occupation, Intervention and Law.
The Un-Islamic State, Mouin Rabbani
Islamic State's claim to be ideologically rooted in Muslim tradition and jurisprudence is tenuous at best, writes Rabbani.
Archives and Collections in Israel/Palestine: An Interview with Zachary J. Foster, Chris Gratien
Zachary J. Foster, a graduate student at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, is interviewed for the Ottoman History Podcast on archives of Palestinian history and literature in Israel.
On SJP’s Freedom to Organize: An Open Letter from CUNY Faculty, Jadaliyya Reports
An open letter in protest of City University of New York (CUNY) restrictions placed on Students for Justice in Palestine organizing, signed by faculty from sixteen colleges of CUNY.