A Manifesto on Palestine: Rethinking Liberation from Below - Softcover

Ibraheem Rasras

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1998309673 ISBN 13: 9781998309672

Publisher: Daraja Press, 2025

Synopsis

This manifesto proposes a new framework for understanding the Palestinian struggle for liberation, arguing that existing paradigms, particularly after the Oslo Accords, have become compromised by colonial and neoliberal rhetoric, leading to an epistemological crisis within Palestinian self-rule. It advocates for a redefinition of Palestinian resistance, moving beyond traditional diplomatic or institutional approaches to embrace anarchistic, decolonial, and ethical principles rooted in everyday life and grassroots movements. The text analyses the psychological and socio-economic impacts of colonialism, including internalised oppression and the rationalisation of dominance, while exploring concepts such as freedom, resistance, and self-organisation through the lenses of critical theory, psychoanalysis, and anarchist anthropology. Ultimately, it calls for a cultural revolution and the development of an 'ethics of resistance' to foster a bottom-up, collective agency that can challenge both external colonial rule and internal authoritarianism.

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About the Author

Ibraheem Rasras is a PhD Student (Political Science & International Relations) at Near East University (Cyprus) and MSc Student (Mediterranean Cooperation and Security) at LUISS University (Italy). He is interested in sociology, modern political economy, and social psychology. He finished his first MA in Human Rights at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in 2022 and his BA in Human Rights and International Law at Al-Quds Bard College, Palestine (2019). His MA thesis was titled: The Failure of Human Rights System in the Arab Statehood Project: Iraq as a Case Study. His Ph.D. dissertation is titled: African, De-colonial and Marxist Critiques of the Liberal Values of Human Rights: Zimbabwe as a Case-Study. He has published several articles and essays in different fields, including critical theory, sociology, political science, and international relations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Daraja Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1998309673
• ISBN 13: 9781998309672
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104