Leila Farsakh

Nov 23, 2024 | znetwork.org | Leila Farsakh |Interview Palestine

Leila Farsakh is professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts and the author of the pioneering work Palestinian Labour Migration to Israel: Labour, Land, and Occupation that remains a necessary read.

Jun 5, 2024 | bostonreview.net | Leila Farsakh

The quest for Palestinian statehood has long been central to the Palestinian national struggle. In 1971 the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) declared the creation of a single democratic state in historic Palestine inclusive of Christians, Jews, and Muslims to be its goal and the only just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Nov 6, 2023 | lrb.co.uk | Leila Farsakh

Almost​ a month has elapsed since Hamas fighters broke the siege that Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip for more than sixteen years, murdering 1400 Israelis, 300 of them soldiers, and injuring 2600 others. The war that Israel has launched in retaliation has already killed 9000 Palestinians, more than a third of them children. More than 20,000 have been injured. A million Palestinians have been displaced within Gaza. A second Nakba is unfolding before our eyes.

Oct 19, 2023 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Leila Farsakh

Israel’s narrative on the Gaza attacks continues to be echoed by US media, but this shows the settler colonial state’s weakness. There's a fear of Palestinians' growing impact as they organise & are vocal across US society, writes Leila Farsakh. It has been over a week since Hamas fighters broke through the siege that Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip for over 17 years.

Oct 19, 2023 | newarab.com | Leila Farsakh

It has been over a week since Hamas fighters broke through the siege that Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip for over 17 years. The war that Israel has launched in retaliation against the largest, and daring, attack it has experienced since 1973 has been massive. Like every war, it is devastating, cruel, and unjust, as innocent civilians are always the ones who bear its costs, physically, mentally, and emotionally.