The potential Impact of palestinian Nonviolent Struggle on Israel: preliminary Lessons and projections for the Future

This article assesses the potential impact that a massive, organized, and sustained nonviolent Palestinian resistance movement can have on Israeli society. Based on the recognition of the growing success of nonviolent strategies internationally, the subjective Israeli perceptions due to a Jewish col...

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Published in:	The Middle East journal 2012-04, Vol.66 (2), p.231-252
Main Authors:	Arens, Omri, Kaufman, Edward
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Activism Analysis Arab-Israeli conflict Civil society Collective Memory Conflict Democratization Demonstrations, Political Effectiveness Ethnic relations Holocaust Israel Israel-Arab conflicts Jewish people Jewish-Arab relations Land settlement Leadership Nonviolence Nonviolent protests Palestinian people Palestinians Peace Peace building Peace movements Peace studies Peacefulness Peacetime Perceptions Political protests Polls Public opinion Resistance Resistance movements Social aspects Social conditions Soldiers State Success Violence
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Summary:	This article assesses the potential impact that a massive, organized, and sustained nonviolent Palestinian resistance movement can have on Israeli society. Based on the recognition of the growing success of nonviolent strategies internationally, the subjective Israeli perceptions due to a Jewish collective memory of victimhood, and the perceived efficacy of violent and nonviolent actions through the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, we conclude that such an unprecedented strategy has a strong likelihood of yielding an independent Palestinian state alongside a state of Israel.
ISSN:	0026-3141 1940-3461