Highs and lows of Palestinian exceptionalism
by Rashmee
Posted on April 23, 2022
On April 22, Israeli forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and …
Read MoreThe PLO’s situation is darker but that doesn’t represent Palestinian prospects
by Rashmee
Posted on April 22, 2022
As the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories deteriorates, it’s worth looking at the …
Read MoreArafat and Palestinian exceptionalism
by Rashmee
Posted on April 21, 2022
We are considering the history of Palestinian exceptionalism against a dark backdrop in Israel, the …
Read MoreArafat’s PLO and the high point of Palestinian distinctiveness
by Rashmee
Posted on April 20, 2022
At the fifth session of the Palestine National Council (PNC) in February 1969, there were …
Read MoreThe PLO broadens, deepens and becomes truly representative
by Rashmee
Posted on April 19, 2022
Some days ago, we examined nationhood and nationalism in the context of Ukraine and Palestine.…
Read MoreAll change with the PLO
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2022
Some say that there hasn’t been quite such a moment again in the Palestinian national …
Read MoreNasser and post-Nakba Palestinian nationalism
by Rashmee
Posted on March 25, 2022
Gamal Abdel Nasser ranks high in the great man school of history in the sense …
Read MorePalestine and the two types of nationalism
by Rashmee
Posted on March 23, 2022
In his 2013 paper titled ‘Palestinian Nationalism: An Overview’, Haifa university Professor As’ad …
Read MoreCountries, nations and states. Where does Palestine fit in?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2022
Going by American anthropologist Clifford Geertz’s definition, Ukraine is a nation, a state, a country, …
Read MoreWhy parse world’s reaction? To get the truth, not what you wish were the truth
by Rashmee
Posted on March 14, 2022
On the very day that Ethiopia was flying the flag for Russia so to speak, …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK