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But who those outsiders are and what platforms they use matters.”

Conceived before Israel’s expansion into Gaza and strike on Qatar but even more relevant as Israel continues to act with impunity. What can stop this impunity?

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Based on my prior work on Oliver, alongside an investigation of the politics of representation on the question of Palestine today, I have found that when paired with Palestinian voices, outsiders have the power to change popular opinion in the west on Palestine.

Whether through journalism, church work, or missionary activity, what they saw made them painfully aware of the conditions in Palestine.”

Latest article with help from a student this time: “Though worlds and decades apart, these three figures [Scottish Quaker Daniel Oliver, Coates, Mother Agapia] are united by their experiences on the ground in Palestine as “outsiders.”

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Final proofs confirmed. Cover image soon to be finalized. Out of my hands and available Dec 11! Preorder here: bloomsbury.com/us/beirut-radical-9780755655281
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Proofs in hand, last thing I need to do before the book is out of my hands. I can feel it 😍😍. December publication still on track, preorder below: www.bloomsbury.com/us/beirut-ra...
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❤️ to see Winning Lebanon getting good press years later. Thanks @bassel26.bsky.social for reviewing 👏

“As the pressure grows on Syrian refugees to leave Lebanon, every effort must be made to ensure that repatriations remain safe [predicated on legally backed “go-and-see” visits to Syria], dignified, voluntary, and in line with international human rights conventions. “

but at the time of writing, the transitional government had not yet presented a concrete plan or strategy to enable this.”

”Syrian refugees had limited representation at the [Feb 2024 National] dialogue [in Damascus]. Recent bilateral discussions between Lebanese and Syrian delegations indicate that there is a willingness to facilitate Syrian refugee return,

Some choice quotes:

“negative rhetoric by certain politicians, coupled with anti-refugee media campaigns, have also contributed to an increasingly hostile environment for Syrian refugees, including through misinformation and the fueling of social tensions between refugees and host communities”

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Maysa Baroud takes up one of the most important questions unaddressed in mainstream coverage on Lebanon: How does the govn and citizens treat the nearly 1.5 Syrian refugees in Lebanon? And what will happen to them after the Syrian revolution?

A prime example that the founders of political Zionism, here Thedor Herzl (1860-1904), had little regard for the inidgenous (unmentioned, Palestinian) population. They wanted them gone.

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And we are live! No cover art yet, but check out description, TOC and preorder Beirut Radical for December via link below 😍😍😍 www.bloomsbury.com/us/beirut-ra...