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Although the Israeli state subscribes to the principles of administrative fairness and equality for Jews and Arabs before the law, the reality looks very different. Focusing on Arab land loss inside Israel proper and the struggle over development resources, this study explores the interaction between Arab local authorities, their Jewish neighbors, and the agencies of the national government in regard to developing local and regional industrial areas. The author avoids reduction to simple models of binary domination, revealing instead a complex, multi-dimensional field of relations and ever-shifting lines of political maneuver and confrontation. He examines the prevailing concept of ethnic traditionalism and argues that the image of Arab traditionalism erects imaginary boundaries around the Arab localities, making government incursion disappear from view, while underpinning and rationalizing the exclusion of the Arab towns from development planning. Moreover, he shows how images of environmental protection mesh with and support such exclusion. The study includes a chronology of events, tables, maps, and photographs. This revised paperback edition with a new epilogue brings accounts of Arab land loss and struggles for economic development up to date. The author also deals with the challenges of life and research in Israel and examines the possibilities of sharing the land as the homeland of both Jews and Palestinians.

Gaza is among the most densely populated places in the world. Two-thirds of its inhabitants are refugees, and more than half the population is under eighteen years of age. Since Israel occupied Gaza in 1967, it has systematically de-developed the economy. After Hamas won democratic elections in 2006, Israel intensified its blockade of Gaza, and after Hamas consolidated its control of the territory in 2007, Israel tightened its illegal siege another notch. In the meantime, Israel has launched no less than eight military operations against Gaza--culminating in Operation Cast Lead in 2008-9 and Operation Protective Edge in 2014--that left behind over three million tons of rubble. Recent UN reports predict that Gaza will be unlivable by 2020. Norman G. Finkelstein presents a meticulously researched and devastating inquest into Israel's actions of the last decade. He argues that although Israel justified its blockade and violent assaults in the name of self-defense, in fact these actions were cynical exercises of brutal power against an essentially defenseless civilian population. Based on hundreds of human rights reports, the book scrutinizes multifarious violations of international law Israel committed both during its operations and in the course of its decade-long siege of Gaza. It is a monument to Gaza's martyrs and a scorching accusation against their tormenters

The article reports on international student perspectives concerning transformative pedagogy through their participation in field trips organized by the Palestinian and Arabic Studies Program at Birzeit University. Students visited historic, religious, and contemporary sites including a Bedouin village, mosques, marketplaces, the site where Jesus was baptized, a Palestinian refugee camp, and farms in the Jordan Valley. The field experience component of the Palestinian study abroad program was examined through pilgrimage curriculum, a journey of discovery to historic and sacred sites. Through analysis of interviews with students from Australia, France, Germany, and Japan, three transnational educational researchers analyzed student discoveries, awakenings, and shifting perspectives to theorize pedagogical features of transformative learning for future educational exchanges for a more just, peaceful, and inclusive world.

In the decade following the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords, some 100,000 diasporic Palestinians returned to the West Bank and Gaza. Among them were children and young adults who were born in exile and whose sense of Palestinian identity was shaped not by lived experience but rather through the transmission and re-creation of memories, images, and history. As a result, “returning” to the homeland that had never actually been their home presented challenges and disappointments for these young Palestinians, who found their lifeways and values sometimes at odds with those of their new neighbors in the West Bank and Gaza. This original ethnography records the experiences of Palestinians born in exile who have emigrated to the Palestinian homeland. Juliane Hammer interviews young adults between the ages of 16 and 35 to learn how their Palestinian identity has been affected by living in various Arab countries or the United States and then moving to the West Bank and Gaza. Their responses underscore how much the experience of living outside of Palestine has become integral to the Palestinian national character, even as Palestinians maintain an overwhelming sense of belonging to one another as a people.

Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation and redemption, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who embrace it. The power of such emotions helps explain why a word originally associated with territorial aspiration has survived so many years after the establishment of the Israeli state. Zionism: An Emotional State expertly demonstrates how the energy propelling the Zionist project originates from bundles of feeling whose elements have varied in volume, intensity, and durability across space and time. Beginning with an original typology of Zionism and a new take on its relationship to colonialism, Penslar then examines the emotions that have shaped Zionist sensibilities and practices over the course of the movement's history. The resulting portrait of Zionism reconfigures how we understand Jewish identity amidst continuing debates on the role of nationalism in the modern world.

The article argues that the politics of the Arab minority in Israel has entered a new phase since the mid-2010s: centripetalism. Whereas the preceding two decades or so (the third phase) were characterized by claims in the name of Palestinian nationalism and organizational fragmentation, the centripetal phase is characterized by (1) a decline in the political salience of minority nationalism and a shift in focus to social and civic issues; (2) an aspiration to move from the fringes of politics; and (3) greater organizational convergence, eclipsing intra-communal ideological divisions in the service of shared objectives. The advent of this phase is attributed to unintended consequences of changes in the electoral rules (specifically the 2015 rise in the election threshold) combined with pressure from the electorate, empowered by the raised electoral threshold.

Purpose Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a considerable impact on physical health as well as on emotional and social wellbeing. This study aimed to investigate the quality of life and its associated factors among Palestinians with T2DM. Methods A cross-sectional study including 517 patients (68% female) was conducted in eleven primary health care clinics located in Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate of the West Bank. To assess socio-demographic data, risk factors and diabetes control, interviews, physical examinations, anthropometric measurements, and blood and urine tests were performed. The validated Arabic version of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQoL) questionnaire was carried out on all patients to measure Quality of Life (QoL). A multivariable regression analysis was performed. Results The average weighted impact (AWI) score was −3.38 (95% CI: −3.55 to −3.21, range: −9.00 to 0.12). This indicates that diabetes was perceived as having a considerable negative impact on the quality of life. The life domains ‘freedom to eat’, ‘physical activities’, and ‘work-life’ were the most negatively impacted. Males and individuals living with diabetes for a prolonged time were associated with a more significant negative impact on quality of life. Conclusion The study showed that diabetes generally had a negative impact on QoL and identified the demand for diabetes management programs tailored to patient needs and different patient groups, as well as health policies that put patients in the center of diabetes care.

The article explores how the Holocaust is represented in history textbooks for Palestinian pupils in the Palestinian and Arab-Israeli curricula from a pedagogical perspective. Since no mention of the Holocaust was found in Palestinian Authority textbooks, the study seeks to explain why this is so, while examining representations of the Holocaust in the Arab (Palestinian) Israeli textbooks. It pursues four principal objectives: (1) to investigate the extent to which Israeli and Palestinian history textbooks discuss the Holocaust, (2) to examine how it is portrayed, (3) to contextualize these portrayals in relation to collective memories of other events (e.g., the Nakba), and (4) to consult with Israeli and Palestinian curriculum policy makers regarding the inclusion or omission of the Holocaust from the curriculum. El artículo explora el modo en que se representa el Holocausto en los libros de historia para alumnos palestinos en el plan de estudios palestino y árabe-israelí desde una perspectiva pedagógica. Como no se encontró ninguna mención al Holocausto en los libros de texto de la Autoridad Palestina, el estudio busca explicar el motivo y a la vez examinar las representaciones del Holocausto en los libros de texto árabe (palestinos)-israelíes. Se persiguen cuatro objetivos principales: (1) investigar hasta qué punto los libros de historia israelíes y palestinos hablan sobre el Holocausto, (2) examinar cómo se representa, (3) poner dichas representaciones en contexto en relación con la memoria colectiva de otros eventos (p. ej. la Nakba) y (4) consultar a los legisladores israelíes y palestinos acerca de la inclusión u omisión del Holocausto en el plan de estudios. L’article explore la manière dont l’Holocauste est représenté dans les livres d’histoire destinés aux écoliers palestiniens suivant les programmes palestiniens d’une part et arabo-israéliens d’autre part, du point de vue pédagogique. Étant donné qu’aucune mention de l’Holocauste n’a été trouvée dans les manuels scolaires de l’Autorité palestinienne, l’étude vise à expliquer ce phénomène, tout en examinant les représentations de l’Holocauste dans les manuels scolaires arabo- (palestiniens) israéliens. Elle s’attache à réaliser quatre grands objectifs : (1) enquêter sur la mesure dans laquelle les livres d’histoire israéliens et palestiniens évoquent l’Holocauste, (2) examiner la manière dont il est présenté, (3) mettre ces présentations dans le contexte des mémoires collectives d’autres événements (par ex. la Nakba) et (4) consulter les concepteurs des programmes israéliens et palestiniens au sujet de l’inclusion ou de l’omission de l’Holocauste dans les programmes. 巴勒斯坦教科书中的大屠杀：以色列和巴勒斯坦的异同 该文从教育学的角度探讨了在巴勒斯坦和阿拉伯-以色列课程中针对巴勒斯坦学生的历史教科书对大屠杀是如何描述的。由于在巴勒斯坦权威教科书中未发现对大屠杀的任何提及，该研究试图解释为何如此，同时检视在阿拉伯（巴勒斯坦）以色列教科书中对大屠杀的描述。该研究追求四个主要目标：（1）调查以色列和巴勒斯坦历史教科书对大屠杀的探讨程度，（2）检视对大屠杀是如何描述的，（3）将这些描述置于与其它事件（例如巴勒斯坦大灾难）集体记忆有关的背景中考虑，和（4）就教科书中对大屠杀的包含或删除，咨询以色列和巴勒斯坦课程政策制定者。 تستكشف المقالة كيفية تمثيل الهولوكوست في كتب التاريخ المدرسية للطلبة الفلسطينيين في المناهج الفلسطينية، والعربية/الإسرائيلية من منظور تربوي. ولأنه لم يتم العثور على أي ذكر للهولوكوست في الكتب التي تصدرها السلطة الفلسطينية، فإن هذه الدراسة تسعى لتوضيح سبب ذلك، وفي نفس الوقت يتم مراجعة كيفية عرض الهولوكوست في الكتب المدرسية الإسرائيلية/العربية )الفلسطينية(. وتستهدف أربعة أهداف رئيسية هي: ) 1 ( بحث إلى أي مدى تمت مناقشة الهولوكوست في كتب التاريخ المدرسية الإسرائيلية والفلسطينية ) 2 ( دراسة كيفية تصويرها ) 3( صياغة هذه الأوصاف فيما يتعلق بالذاكرة الجماعية للأحداث الأخرى )النكبة على سبيل المثال( و ) 4( التشاور مع واضعي سياسات المناهج الدراسية الإسرائيلية والفلسطينية بخصوص إدراج أو إغفال الهولوكوست من المناهج الدراسي Данная статья исследует, как Холокост представлен в учебниках по истории для палестинских учеников в палестинском и арабо-израильском учебных планах с педагогической точки зрения. Поскольку упоминаний Холокоста в государственных палестинских учебниках обнаружено не было, данное исследование пытается объяснить причину этого факта, изучая упоминания Холокоста в арабо(палестино)-израильских учебниках. Мы преследуем четыре основные цели: (1) исследовать меру того, насколько в израильских и палестинских учебниках истории обсуждается Холокост, (2) изучить то, как он преподносится, (3) определить контекст этого изложения в связи с коллективной памятью других событий (напр., Накба), и (4) провести консультации с создателями образовательной политики в Израиле и Палестине в связи с добавлением Холокоста в учебный план или его исключением.