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The Palestinians’ Sumud in The West Bank – Once You Leave, Return is Out of The Question
by: Selina Engelberth, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies
With the ongoing war in Gaza, the displacement of millions and overwhelming human suffering, it is understandable that attention is focused on the narrow coastal strip. However, in the shadow of Gaza, significant displacements are also occurring in the West Bank. Once displaced, Palestinians face no possibility of return and their sumud – steadfastness in the face of expulsion – remains remarkably high…
No place for refuge and no place for (eventual) return of Palestinians in Gaza
by: Zeynep Sahin-Mencutek, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies | Soner Barthoma, Uppsala University
After Hamas launched an unprecedented bloody terrorist attack inside Israel on October 7, 2023, which caused a high death toll and involved hostage-taking, Israeli forces responded harshly through indiscriminate, “incessant bombardment of Gaza” and then launched a ground invasion. The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights noted that “there is no safe place in Gaza and there is no way out… The humanitarian and human rights consequences will be devastating and long-lasting. Thousands have already died, many of them children.”…