Conversation 2 Notes
Realist/NeoRealist (Gabe):
Marxist (Karla):
Feminism/Womanism (Elizabeth):
Constructivist (Ashlynn):
Marginalized Voices (Ramha):
Liberalism/NeoLiberalism (Abisa):
Topic: Israel and Gaza Strip Conflict
Hamas attacked Israel and then they attacked back is tah
Freedom fighters had taken over after getting out of jail and were fighting for the people of Palestine and their historical land
Is an econ. issue that is used to try and take power over the lower class
Funded by transnational corporations
They have been hostages in their own land and have the right to fight back - they had no choice but to fight back against Israeli forces since they have been displacing them for years and depriving them of their rights
The expansion of Israeli settlements
there are 7 million displaced Plaestiniae
Inter. Law gives them the right of self defense
Believes that they should try and cooperate and find a solution but understand the built up frustration but thinks that neither should have attacked
Due to the power imbalance between Gaza and Israel it is seen as a genocide
The UN and other NGOs has failed the Palestinians, so they are taking incitive to protect the Palestinian people
Israel has deemed Hamas as a Terrorist group so they're
Under the same lines the US and UN can also be defined as a terrorist group - they're starting a blockade on the Gaza strip so it begs the question who are they fighting against? Women, children
Power dynamics are the most important
"When there is an occupation there is resistance"
Rape was used on both sides as a weapon against women/children on both sides
They're should be safe zones so that civilians are not harmed
The Israeli government spent $21.7M on military
Israel is seen as an unauthorized settlement
Views israel as a imperalist group
Israel has the right to fight back
Israel is more defense due to what has happened to them in the past so they are more defensive of their land
Wants to work with both sides - tried to do a two-state solution (UK) but neither side wanted to come up with a solution. Without Israels cooperation, they couldn't do anything (now believes in a 1 state solution)
Have been fighting for liberation for more than 106 years even before Israel - there was the British so they are frustrated for longer than the Israeli occupation
Before the occupation they made up 98% of the land and owned under 30%
European nations like Germany support Israel due to their guilt for the Holocaust
Strongly believe in the right to return and believe that for Jewish people and think that European countries should offer Israeli citizens the right to return
Decided that Palestine was a good peace of land believe that both communities deserve to have their own power
Believe that Liberalism is constructing solutions since the two-state solution did not work
Does not see a two state nation will be possible so they are aiming for a one state solution
Believe that a two-state solution can be possible
Want conflict to end completely
Believe it will help women on both sides and will also bring the two state solution to better standards so they can cooperate with eachother
Against neoliberalism and believe that capitalism is fueling the issue and they want a one state solution where both have power like the Israeli communist party did in the past
Got here because of the capitalistic system and the international econ. that stripped them from their resources
The communist party gains more
Want one state - a Palestinian state: they want control of all their resources so they can rebuild their economy but the international community sees them as incapable - have destroyed 50+ villages by force to occupy their land as well as the neighboring Arab countries
It's not totally up to Hamas it's up to Israel when it comes to a one state solution
Hamas was only established in 1987 way after the occupation started - they were created out of resistance
Israel committed Human rights violations
Overtime neither state had the plan to do a two state solution
Both are nationalist and do not want to mix
One state solution would probably be worse because of the conflict it would cause
Thinks that a one state would be better for women and think their would not be as much violence because there would be no need for war
Fanon thinks that decolonization is always going to cause violence especially when it comes to replacing one group with another
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