Oslo and the Shifting Paradigms of the Human Rights Community in Israel and Palestine
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Abstract
Despite some improvement to the lives of Palestinians through human rights activism, this article argues that the legal regime governing Occupied Territories, combined with a rigid legalized conception and application of human rights, limits the ability to achieve human rights protections for those living under prolonged military occupations. Drawing on a critique of liberal legalism, this article will identify four key barriers to change through an analysis of court cases and human rights reports in the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinians. It will trace key shifts in human rights organizations in Israel and Palestine, which seek to overcome these limitations in an effort to secure long-term human rights for Palestinians.
Contributor Notes
LEONIE FLEISCHMANN is a Senior Lecturer in International Politics and Human Rights at City University of London. She was a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. Her research explores resistance, solidarity activism, and human rights. Her work has been published in Government and Opposition, International Studies Review, and Peace and Change. She is the author of The Israeli Peace Movement: Anti-Occupation Activism and Human Rights since the Al-Aqsa Intifada (2019). E-mail: Leonie.Fleischmann.2@city.ac.uk