[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]
مقابلة مع القيادي في حركة الجهاد الإسلامي خالد البطش, Mouin Rabbani
Rabbani's "Between Hamas and the PA: An Interview with Islamic Jihad’s Khalid al-Batsh" in Arabic translation.
آخِر الســاميين, Joseph Massad
Massad's "The Last of the Semites" in Arabic translation.
Just Another Open Letter in The Wall: Pink Floyd's Roger Waters' Letter to Alicia Keys, Jadaliyya Reports
An open letter from Pink Floyd co-lead vocalist and bassist Roger Waters, published by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
Open Letter from Alice Walker to Alicia Keys Regarding the Boycott of Israel
An open letter from the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
New Texts Out Now: Mark Fathi Massoud, Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan, Mark Fathi Massoud
An interview with Massoud on his new book, Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan.
New Texts Out Now: Ayca Cubukcu, The Responsibility to Protect: Libya and the Problem of Transnational Solidarity, Ayça Çubukçu,
An interview with Çubukçu on her new article, “The Responsibility to Protect: Libya and the Problem of Transnational Solidarity,” published in a special issue of Journal of Human Rights.
Right of Return Conference at Boston University: Realizing Return In Practice, Jadaliyya Reports
A report on the 6-7 April 2013 Right to Return Conference at Boston University, featuring a talk by Noura Erakat.
Between Hamas and the PA: An Interview with Islamic Jihad’s Khalid al-Batsh, Mouin Rabbani
An interview with Khalid al-Batsch, a senior official of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Gaza chair of the “Freedom Committee,” established under the Fateh-Hamas reconciliation agreement of May 2011.
يافا والموسيقى و"فوائد" النكبة, Ma3azef
An interview with Elias Sahab.
O.I.L. Media Roundup (24 May), O.I.l. Editors
A weekly collection of pertinent articles on Occupations, Interventions, and Law published by various outlets.
Islamists and Transitional Justice, Khaled Fahmy
Fahmy discusses the development of a recent Salafist predilection towards transitional justice.
مسخ الذاكرة, Ibtisam Azem
Azem discusses Palestinian memory of the Nakba in the context of his critique of an Israeli-Palestinian art show in Berlin.
From al-Araqib to Susiya: Forced Displacement of Palestinians on Both Sides of the Green Line, Adalah
A report from Adalah.
Jadaliyya's Occupation, Intervention, and Law Page Resonates, O.I.L. Editors
The OIL page issues a call for papers and discusses recent new articles and page resources.
ما هي النكبة؟, Anaheed Al-Hardan
Al-Hardan discusses the Nakba in the context of dialogues with uprooted Palestinians.
Buckling to Bigotry: The Newseum Dishonors Murdered Palestinian Journalists, Nima Shirazi
Shirazi criticizes the Newseum's decision to remove two Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza in November 2012 from a dedication ceremony for deceased journalists.
فلسطين: النكبة مستمرّة, Majd Kayyal
Kayyal discusses Nakba Day.
مقطع من رواية أطفال الندى, Muhammad al-asaad
An excerpt from a novel by the author.
كتب: أطفال الندى, Arabic Editors
An interview with author Muhammad al-asaad
The Palestinian Museum: An Agent Of Empowerment And Integration For Palestinians, David Lloyd
Lloyd responds to the American Association of University Professors' recent statement in opposition to academic boycotts.
The Palestinian Museum: An Agent Of Empowerment And Integration For Palestinians, O.I.L. Editors
An interview with Omar Al-Qattan, Chirman of the Museum Task Force of the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit.
An Ongoing Displacement: The Forced Exile of the Palestinians, Visualizing Palestine
An infographic from Visualizing Palestine.
The Ongoing Nakba: The Forcible Displacement of the Palestinian People, Amjad Alqasis
Alqasis details Israeli attempts to, through "a combination of apartheid, military occupation, and colonization," ethnically cleanse indigenous Palestinians from historic Palestinian territory through a combination of apartheid.
النكبة، هنا، الآن, Arabic Editors
Jadaliyya's Arabic Editors present an introduction to a group of articles published on the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Nakba.
حول استبعاد النكبة الفلسطينية من دراسات الصدمة, Sayigh
Sayigh discusses the Nakba in the context of its exclusion from trauma studies.
استمرارية بعد تمزق: الحضور الغائب لدير ياسين, Hanan Toukan
Toukan's "Continuity from Rupture: Deir Yassin's Absent Present in an Unmade Film" in Arabic translation.
النكبة الفلسطينيّة ليست غزوة أحد, Mahmoud Omar
Omar discusses the Nakba on its sixty-fifth anniversary.
وين كنتوا قبل؟, Amal Kaawash
A political cartoon on the Nakba by Amal Kaawash.
The Least of All Possible Evils: Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza, Lisa Hajjar
A book review of Eyal Weizman's treatise on humanitarian strains of militarism.
The Palestinian Economy in East Jerusalem: Enduring Annexation, Isolation, and Disintegration, Jadaliyya Reports
A report from the United Nationsl Conference on Trade and Development.
Why There Is No Military Solution to the Syrian Conflict, Aslı Ü. Bâli and Aziz Rana
Bâli and Rana argue against Western direct military intervention in Syria.
The Process in Turkey, Sebahat Tuncel
Tuncel discusses legal efforts to secure Kurdish collective rights in Turkey through constitutional and other amendments.
Always with the Oppressed: A Farewell to Akiva Orr 1931-2013, Humanist, Radical, Heretic, Musa Budeiri
Budeiri eulogizes Israeli writer and activist Akiva Orr.
إشكاليّات الدّيمقراطيّة الانتخابيّة في فلسطين, Mouin Rabbani
Rabbani's "The Pitfalls of Democratic Elections in Palestine" in Arabic translation.
O.I.L. Media Roundup (May 9)
A weekly collection of pertinent articles on Occupations, Interventions, and Law published by various outlets.
Statement by Palestinian Youth Movement on Refugee Camps in Syria, Jadaliyya Reports
A statement issued by the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Expanding the Legal Paradigm for Palestine: An International Law Conference at Birzeit University, Allegra Pacheco
Pacheco reports on “Law and Politics: Options and Strategies of International Law for Palestine,” an international law conference held 8 May 2013 and organized by the Birzeit Institute of Law, the Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem, and the Decolonizing Palestine Project.