Tag / right of return
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An Open Letter to Taka Yamaguchi
Note: This post in response to this article posted on the website discussing the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians. Dear Mr. Yamaguchi, I would like to respond to your open invitation to engage in what you correctly call “important discourse” regarding the situation faced by both Israelis and Palestinians. I apologize if you saw…
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Broaching the Palestine Question: My Response to Gideon Palte
In the first WUPR issue of this semester, 17.1, I wrote an anecdotal piece titled The Palestinian Right of Return: What Once Was. I did not intend to primarily base my writing on historical issues; there are countless scholarly articles and UN resolutions which detail the legal and judicial basis of the right of return.…
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The Palestinian Right of Return: Facts vs. Feelings
Taka Yamaguchi’s article “The Palestinian Right of Return: What Once Was” purports to provide a solid foundation for Palestinians’ claim to a right of return to their former homes in present-day Israel. It provides firsthand accounts and interviews of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Jordan, and even features photographs of posters and artwork…
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Palestinian Right of Return: What Once Was
“Us Palestinians in Palestine, we’re not fighting for ourselves. We fight for our brothers and sisters abroad, the diaspora. We’re fighting their fight, so they can return to our homeland.” Palestinian activist speaking to me about nonviolent resistance–Beit Ummar, West Bank. I lived in the West Bank and Jordan for most of this past…
