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Death and Palestinian Prisoners https://t.co/lf3hWLzaCh

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Death and Palestinian Prisoners https://t.co/lf3hWLzaCh

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In the latest issue of the Journal of Palestine Studies, Smadar Ben-Natan, assistant professor of global studies at the University of Oregon, contrasts contemporary Israeli death penalty discourse with the legal rhetoric that Israeli military courts employed in death penalty cases throughout the 1970s–80s. Throughout the article, Ben-Natan illuminates the ways in which, within internal Israeli discourse, the conflation of terrorism with Nazism casts Hamas as an absolute enemy to legitimize the death penalty while serving as a means of genocide denial.

Join us on Thursday, June 4 at 11 AM ET/4 PM London/6 PM Palestine for an important JPS webinar featuring the author of this article. Register at the link below or watch live on our social media platforms:
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Read the open-access article in the Journal of Palestine Studies below: https://t.co/JxxQhNvkT8

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Join us on Thursday at 11 AM ET/4 PM UK/6 PM Palestine for an important JPS webinar on Palestinian prisoners, featuring Smadar Ben-Natan, Muna Haddad, and Suhad Bishara.
Register for Zoom at link below or watch live on our social media platforms.
https://t.co/QK4CBjSPcS

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Remembered for his integrity, commitment, and lifelong dedication to Jerusalem, Dakkak became a symbol of Palestinian steadfastness and civic leadership. Read more about Ibrahim Dakkak on the Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. #PalQuest features a dedicated section of Biographies highlighting the figures who shaped modern Palestinian history: https://t.co/jlpJupmDux

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🧵2026 marks 10 years since the passing of Ibrahim Dakkak, engineer, intellectual, and political organizer who dedicated his life to defending Palestinian rights, strengthening civil society institutions, and preserving the Arab character of Jerusalem: https://t.co/lkIMvrEB5e

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Throughout the First Intifada and beyond, Dakkak remained deeply involved in grassroots organizing and institution-building. In 2002, he joined Mustafa Barghouti, Haydar Abd al-Shafi, and others in launching the Palestinian National Initiative Movement. He also served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Birzeit University and was the founding director of the Maqasid Hospital in Jerusalem.🧵

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Read more about Husseini on the Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. #PalQuest has a section dedicated to biographies about the people who influenced the history of modern Palestine: https://t.co/nhgGW55h5d

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🧵2026 marks 25 years since the passing of Faisal al-Husseini, prominent Palestinian leader, activist, and defender of Jerusalem. His life was defined by political struggle, grassroots organization, and steadfast commitment to Palestinian national identity:https://t.co/nhgGW55h5d

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Known as the “Lion of Jerusalem,” Husseini dedicated his life to defending the city’s Arab identity and resisting settlement expansion. Through his tireless efforts, he helped establish Jerusalem as the de facto capital of Palestine.🧵

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Translated into English by @Lau_Bast. A longer Arabic version is forthcoming in issue 147 of Majallat al‑Dirasat al‑Filastiniyya (the Arabic Journal of Palestine Studies).

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Walid Khalidi’s passing marked the loss of one of Palestine’s most influential historians & a pillar of our Institute.

In this reflection, co-published w/@TWIPMagazine, IPS' Director General Khaled Farraj revisits his legacy.
https://t.co/WE2gBtocCh

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Join us on June 10 for the launch of "The Complicit Lens," published jointly w/@orbooks. With author Robin Andersen (@TravelRobin) & Rashid Khalidi, we’ll explore how U.S. media framed Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Join in New York or watch live. Register: https://t.co/T9dHqYsPW7

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Read more about Zir'in and other Palestinian villages destroyed in 1948 by the Israeli Occupation on #PalQuest. Under 'Places', PalQuest offers a free-access version of the villages cataloged on All That Remains. Khalidi's book is available for purchase on our website or Amazon: https://t.co/BOvjcLFMfh

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🧵#PalQuest hosts the digital, interactive version of All That Remains by Walid Khalidi, documenting Palestinian villages depopulated and destroyed in 1948. Among them is Zir'in ( زِرْعين) located in the Jenin subdistrict, within the Samaria district.
https://t.co/f4cLHQa2ea

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According to the History of the War of Independence, Zir'in was occupied on 28 May 1948 by the Fourth Battalion of the Golani Brigade, the same unit that later occupied nearby Nuris. This took place in the wake of the occupation of the Baysan Valley to the northeast and as a prelude to an attack on Jenin. 🧵