The Nakba & Palestinian Identity with Leena Dallasheh

Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves with basic questions about actors, geography, contested narratives and even the words used to describe what is happening. This speaker series aims to help fill some of these gaps. Jointly sponsored by the Middle East and North Africa Studies Program, the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies and the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, the initiative seeks to empower the Northwestern community with knowledge on vital history from the late nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Sessions feature renowned scholars from the U.S. and abroad from a wide range of personal and academic backgrounds, and are open to members of the Northwestern community.
In this talk, Leena Dallasheh focused on the Palestinian experience after the Nakba (the Catastrophe of 1948) and their early encounters with the Israeli State. It highlighted central themes related to all three parts of post-1948 Palestinian history: Palestinian refugees, Palestinian citizens of Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.