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Palestine Masterlist 

Introduction to Palestine: 

Decolonize Palestine:

Palestine 101

Rainbow washing 

Frequently asked questions 

Myths 

IMEU (Institute for Middle East Understanding):

Quick Facts - The Palestinian Nakba 

The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees 

The Gaza Strip

The Palestinian catastrophe (Al-Nakba)

Al-Nakba (documentary)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (book)

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (book)

Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948? (Article)

The Nakba did not start or end in 1948 (Article)

Donations and charities: 

Al-Shabaka

Electronic Intifada 

Adalah Justice Project 

IMEU Fundraiser 

Medical Aid for Palestinians 

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund 

Addameer

Muslim Aid

Palestine Red Crescent

Gaza Mutual Aid Patreon

Books:

A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine

The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge

Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean

The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine

Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique

From Haven to Conquest: Readings in Zionism and the Palestine Problem until 1948

Captive Revolution - Palestinian Women’s Anti-Colonial Struggle within the Israeli Prison System

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of The Palestinians 1876-1948

The Battle for Justice in Palestine Paperback

Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom

Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre

The Transformation of Palestine: Essays on the Origin and Development of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

A Land Without a People: Israel, Transfer, and the Palestinians 1949-1996

The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples

Where Now for Palestine?: The Demise of the Two-State Solution

Terrorist Assemblages - Homonationalism in Queer Times

Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East

The one-state solution: A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock

The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians

Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians

The False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine

Ten myths about Israel

Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question

Israel and its Palestinian Citizens - Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State

Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy

Greater than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine

Palestine Hijacked 

Palestinian Culture:

Mountain against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture

Palestinian Costume

Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolution

Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora

Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing (Oriental Institute Museum Publications)

The Palestinian Table (Authentic Palestinian Recipes)

Falastin: A Cookbook

Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen

Palestinian Social Customs and Traditions

Palestinian Culture before the Nakba

Tatreez & Tea (Website)

The Traditional Clothing of Palestine

The Palestinian thobe: A creative expression of national identity

Embroidering Identities:A Century of Palestinian Clothing

Palestine Traditional Costumes

Palestine Family 

Palestinian Costume

Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, v5: Volume 5: Central and Southwest Asia

Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure

Documentaries, Films, and Video Essays:

Jenin, Jenin

Born in Gaza

GAZA 

Wedding in Galilee 

Omar

5 Broken Cameras

OBAIDA

Indigeneity, Indigenous Liberation, and Settler Colonialism (not entirely about Palestine, but an important watch for indigenous struggles worldwide - including Palestine)

Edward Said - Reflections on Exile and Other Essays

Palestine Remix: 

AL NAKBA

Gaza Lives On

Gaza we are coming

Lost cities of Palestine 

Stories from the Intifada 

Last Shepherds of the Valley

Voices from Gaza

Muhammad Smiry

Najla Shawa

Nour Naim

Wael Al dahdouh

Motaz Azaiza

Ghassan Abu Sitta

Refaat Alareer (murdered by Israel - 12/7/2023. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un)

Plestia Alaqad

Bisan Owda

Ebrahem Ateef

Mohammed Zaanoun

Doaa Mohammad

Hind Khoudary

Palestinian Voices, Organizations, and News 

Boycott Divest and Sanction (BDS)

Defense for Children in Palestine

Palestine Legal 

Palestine Action

Palestine Action US

United Nations relief and works for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA)

National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)

Times of Gaza

Middle East Eye

Middle East Monitor

Mohammed El-Kurd

Muna El-Kurd 

Electronic Intifada 

Dr. Yara Hawari 

Mariam Barghouti

Omar Ghraieb

Steven Salaita

Noura Erakat

The Palestinian Museum N.G.

Palestine Museum US

Artists for Palestine UK 

Eye on Palestine 

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[kurumeuruki]

Drew Gwen across the series...

[jaijeijayjei]

I’m seeing a weird influx of “If Mel was a white man so many more people would hater her” posts.

Claiming that black female characters are unfairly supported because of racial prejudices instead of being harmed by them… is a choice.

Plenty of people DO hate her as she is and she’s villainized far more often than she’s given the benefit of the doubt or even a measure of understanding.

If ppl can form legitimate arguments for why they enjoy her character, writing them off as only supporting Mel due to her being a black woman is such a cop out.

Don’t tell me white men are suddenly the biggest victims of racial bias in media…

Also, if people in this fandom can excuse Silco terrorizing his own people, abusing Jinx, and trying to kill Vi (a literal child)… don’t tell me Mel wouldn’t have supporters if she was a white man.

[scarletsiren]

If Mel was a white man, the fandom wouldn’t be so hypercritical of them in the first place.

[arcaneconfessions]

A lot of Mel and Meljay fans talk about racism in the fandom, and rightly so! I've seen some disturbing treatment of black and brown Arcane characters. However, these criticisms are cheapened by the fact that the criticism is directed almost exclusively at folks who prefer Jayvik. Whether it's platonic or romantic, the narrative clearly shows that Jayce prioritizes Viktor. That doesn't negate the time Jayce and Mel spent together, so stop being insecure about your ship. Just because Meljay wasn't endgame doesn't mean you can't explore the dynamic further via fics and art.

Also, stop claiming that the finale pandered to Jayvik. First off, it was left ambiguous in a narrative take-no-sides cover their ass move by the writing team. Second, Jayvik as a ship existed before the character Mel was even developed. Yes, they did the Zaunite forehead kiss thing and died in each other's arms. But let's be serious for a moment: season 2 was plot hole riddled ableist trash. Very few Viktor fans are thrilled. The Jayvik finale in which both characters die because of multiverse time travel bs is not a win for anyone.

If you are genuinely concerned about racism in Arcane fandom, maybe address some of the truly psychotic Caitlyn fans. That is the most consistently and unambiguously racist part of the fandom. If the issue truly is racism and not shipper war bullshit, that is where your priorities should lie. Some Jayvik shippers are definitely racist, but a loud minority of Caitlyn fans belong on a fucking watchlist.

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[scarletsiren]

The issue with the jayvik fandom is they have more of a problem with the racism being called out then the actual racism. I don’t understand how they are the first/main ones to consume problematic content, but never the first to call it out. When it does get called out by someone else, a bunch of jayviks either defend/downplay it or play victim instead of just saying it’s bad and carrying on.

It’s very distasteful, yet typical how the post starts off supposedly being about racism yet most of it is a tangent on just jayvik as a ship. It’s also distasteful and performative how anon has a problem with racist jayviks being called out, but deflects to cait stans. Yes, there is a huge problem in that fandom too, but it absolutely does get pointed out. People can and have been multitasking. Even then, cait/caitvi stans have at least done a better job at pointing out their own fandoms racism compared to jayviks.

[itsfineimleavingsoon]

I'll never not find it funny how Jayce came back from the Bad Place full-on crashing out screaming "yOu UsEd Us fOr HexTeCh nenene" (YOU DIDN'T SAY NO THOUGH?? Bro no one forced u to do anything??)

And "MyParTnEr DieD In ThIs RoOm" (umm Jayce baby YOU BROUGHT HIM BACK. NO ONE TOLD YOU TO DO THAT AND YET YOU PICKED HIM UP AND RAN 5 BLOCKS WITH HIM AND PUT HIM IN AN ASPIC??!)

Jayce Talis Mr Fuck-Around-And-Find-Out Disaster Bisexual being faced with consequences of his own bad decisions and trying to blame them on other ppl is hilarious I'm sorry

Bonus scene:

Mel to Viktor: "you can keep him it's cool"

Viktor: "no no it's ok you take him, I insist "

[roxbry]

[scarletsiren]

Sooo pretty, love the baby hairs ❤️

[roxbry]

[kevbree]

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[enthyrea]

oh mother… i was just starting to dream the silliest and softest of dreams

[milocam]

Precanon melvik at a party

[spookberry]

love tucker's stupid mistletoe hat

Bonus:

[sephanitas]

One last dance

[draculawwra]

you are the wolf

[420technoblazeit]

why are we accusing mel of being anti-zaunite when she's the one bitch in the council fighting and fighting HARD to get the pilties to agree to zaun independence. and nobody bringing up heirmendiger's bitch ass sitting in complacency during who knows how many years in the council as the people in the undercity suffered.

jayce would make an insensitive comment in front of idk vi and mel would be sooo offended bc it's bad politics and we should gaf abt People in general AND im so careful w my language which is something u should learn. type of deal.

also it's not like viktor ever rlly expresses a lot of specifically zaunite independence sentiments either that's just like. his home. where he's from. he's got other shit going on. i truly believe mel is more aware of and invested in zaunite independence as a political project than viktor has been in his life. which is not a dig to viktor he literally is busy using all his brain to figure out how to Not Die but like. mel??? are we coming for mel?????

i think people forgot over the hiatus that a lot of mel's character development in the first season was built on the choice to leave behind noxian ideals and advocate for peace. that's what her taking off her family ring just before the vote symbolized, as well as her choice to ruin the painting she made of noxus' capital. aside from her and jayce, not a single other member of the council was for zaun's independence. that motion wouldn't have passed without her influence. even caitlyn's mom didn't vote for zaun's independence, if you rewatch the scene she's clearly outraged by the suggestion

and yeah, viktor isn't very close to the political subplot of this show. that's why he kind of takes a backseat in the first season. he's a scientist, not a politican. and he's very much more of an idealist than a zaun nationalist, his only stance on the conflict seems to be that hextech shouldn't be used to escalate it any further. that's literally it. he isn't even present during jayce's negotiation with silco like you said he has other problems. anyway yeah hop off my goat mel she doesn't deserve this shit

[lyadrielle]

When you're running a military exercise, but gremlins keep swiping the army tokens!

[yingshiart]

ever wish you could just stay in one moment?