Humanitarianism: Prolonging the Palestinian Political Plight? w/ Ilana Feldman, GWU

Dr. Ilana Feldman
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs,
George Washington University



Does humanitarianism delay a political solution to the question of Palestine? With the siege on Gaza and the occupation effecting the population in dramatic fashion and eliminating basic human needs for millions, there is a noticeable shift in the discourse on Palestine; that is a shift away from the struggle for freedom and toward a struggle for survival. If Palestinians are consumed with surviving for just another day they cannot focus on liberating their land. How does humanitarianism reinforce this situation and how can Palestinians avert suspended catastrophe?

27 January 2010

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