In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Leila Farsakh explains what has been truly novel and devastating about the conflict in Palestine and Israel this fall; discusses how the Israeli occupation has evolved in recent decades and what major consequences that has had; clarifies why she pleads for prioritizing citizenship rights for Palestinians over the partition paradigm of the last century; reflects on how Palestinian voices and the Palestinian struggle have acquired greater resonance in the United States; and sketches how a resolution based on equality might be achieved.
Leila Farsakh is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is a widely recognized expert on Middle East politics, on comparative politics, and on the politics of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Her recent books include Rethinking Statehood in Palestine: Self-Determination and Decolonization Beyond Partition (as editor) and The Arab and Jewish Questions: Geographies of Engagement in Palestine and Beyond (as co-editor with Bashir Bashir).
In cooperation with Lucie Hunter. The interview was conducted on Monday, 4 December 2023.
