Sherene Seikaly
@srseikaly.bsky.social
Historian. Editor, Journal of Palestine Studies, Jadaliyya
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Sherene Seikaly
@srseikaly.bsky.social
· Nov 26
From the Editor
Published in Journal of Palestine Studies (Vol. 53, No. 3, 2024)
www.tandfonline.com
Our elders knew of land before dispossession. They remind us of life before these boundaries and they invite us to imagine life after them. @palestinestudies.bsky.social
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Reflection
by Asmaa Azaizeh
from HEAVEN LOOKS LIKE US
Translated from the Arabic by @lenakt.bsky.social
by Asmaa Azaizeh
from HEAVEN LOOKS LIKE US
Translated from the Arabic by @lenakt.bsky.social
Reflection
Yesterday, I handed all my poems to my publisher.
I feel like I handed him my head
poems.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reflection
by Asmaa Azaizeh
from HEAVEN LOOKS LIKE US
Translated from the Arabic by @lenakt.bsky.social
by Asmaa Azaizeh
from HEAVEN LOOKS LIKE US
Translated from the Arabic by @lenakt.bsky.social
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In case you've been wondering about the moral and intellectual crisis in Holocaust studies, here's exhibit A.
It also illustrates why we felt the need to found the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network: www.ghscn.org/home
It also illustrates why we felt the need to found the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network: www.ghscn.org/home
The Holocaust Historian Defending Israel Against Charges of Genocide
How the war in Gaza is dividing scholars of Nazi Germany.
www.newyorker.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In case you've been wondering about the moral and intellectual crisis in Holocaust studies, here's exhibit A.
It also illustrates why we felt the need to found the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network: www.ghscn.org/home
It also illustrates why we felt the need to found the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network: www.ghscn.org/home
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The Israelis assassinated AJ journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqa along with their team in Gaza after bombing an AJ tent in front of Al-Shifa hospital
Absolute monsters
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Absolute monsters
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israel murders four Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif
Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Israelis assassinated AJ journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqa along with their team in Gaza after bombing an AJ tent in front of Al-Shifa hospital
Absolute monsters
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Absolute monsters
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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Their cruelty is beyond belief.
Federal agents use fake job offer, rental truck to trap day laborers in LA raid – a Penske rental truck became the centerpiece of a controversial Westlake Home Depot immigration sting that concealed immigration enforcement agents inside the vehicle.
lapublicpress.org/2025/08/fede...
lapublicpress.org/2025/08/fede...
Federal agents use fake job offer, rental truck to trap day laborers in LA raid
A Penske rental truck became the centerpiece of a controversial Westlake Home Depot immigration sting that concealed immigration enforcement agents inside the vehicle.
lapublicpress.org
August 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Their cruelty is beyond belief.
"The genocide has “killed my lungs.” This is how Samah al-Dahshan narrates losing her nine-year-old daughter Nasma." My latest editor's note for Journal of Palestine Studies @PalStudies
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From the Editor
Published in Journal of Palestine Studies (Vol. 54, No. 2, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"The genocide has “killed my lungs.” This is how Samah al-Dahshan narrates losing her nine-year-old daughter Nasma." My latest editor's note for Journal of Palestine Studies @PalStudies
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Since the early 2010s, social media has been identified with protesters. In the early days, social media was an effective tool for activists to organize and communicate with one another and directly with the public, providing counternarratives to the ones laid out in popular coverage.
June 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Since the early 2010s, social media has been identified with protesters. In the early days, social media was an effective tool for activists to organize and communicate with one another and directly with the public, providing counternarratives to the ones laid out in popular coverage.
These editor's notes are my attempt to archive, to honor Palestinian life, and to grieve all the people we have lost in twenty months of genocide. Institute for Palestine Studies
"Palestine is shrinking. Palestine is everywhere.”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Palestine is shrinking. Palestine is everywhere.”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From the Editor
Published in Journal of Palestine Studies (Vol. 54, No. 1, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
These editor's notes are my attempt to archive, to honor Palestinian life, and to grieve all the people we have lost in twenty months of genocide. Institute for Palestine Studies
"Palestine is shrinking. Palestine is everywhere.”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Palestine is shrinking. Palestine is everywhere.”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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One of the highlights of this year was co-hosting a keynote lecture by the magnificent Sherene Seikaly, titled "Palestine as Paradigm."
I am so honoured to be able to share it with you all. Take some time with it. Her message has never been more urgent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0A...
I am so honoured to be able to share it with you all. Take some time with it. Her message has never been more urgent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0A...
Palestine as Paradigm: A Keynote Lecture by Sherene Seikaly | Long Arc of Fascism Conference
YouTube video by CCMS SFU
www.youtube.com
May 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
One of the highlights of this year was co-hosting a keynote lecture by the magnificent Sherene Seikaly, titled "Palestine as Paradigm."
I am so honoured to be able to share it with you all. Take some time with it. Her message has never been more urgent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0A...
I am so honoured to be able to share it with you all. Take some time with it. Her message has never been more urgent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0A...
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A great reminder of Isreal's attempt to obscure genocide through pinkwashing
thebaffler.com/latest/pinkw...
thebaffler.com/latest/pinkw...
Pinkwashing the Timeline | Schuyler Mitchell
Pro-Israel propaganda is often ideologically indistinguishable from the hatred that flows from the American right.
thebaffler.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A great reminder of Isreal's attempt to obscure genocide through pinkwashing
thebaffler.com/latest/pinkw...
thebaffler.com/latest/pinkw...
The Palestinians of the Gaza Strip teach us what it means to return against all odds
Gaza today, and for now, disrupts and defies the global agenda of rendering entire populations disposable and rightless. This was achieved through the resilience of an entire population that has endured months of displacement, starvation, disease, and bombardment.
January 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Palestinians of the Gaza Strip teach us what it means to return against all odds
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Featuring JPS editor @srseikaly.bsky.social, issue co-editors @amahlbishara.bsky.social and Diana Allan, and authors Lina Abu Akleh, Ghousoon Bisharat, Sarah Ema Friedland, Anna Shah Hoque, Sherena Razek, @zidani.bsky.social, and yasmine eid-sabbagh!
January 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Featuring JPS editor @srseikaly.bsky.social, issue co-editors @amahlbishara.bsky.social and Diana Allan, and authors Lina Abu Akleh, Ghousoon Bisharat, Sarah Ema Friedland, Anna Shah Hoque, Sherena Razek, @zidani.bsky.social, and yasmine eid-sabbagh!
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"We feel that it is our responsibility as the largest North American organization of scholars of literature and language to protest and stand with our colleagues who are being murdered for their existence," said one organizer.
MLA Members for Palestine Protest Denial of BDS Vote at National Assembly | Common Dreams
"We feel that it is our responsibility as the largest North American organization of scholars of literature and language to protest and stand with our colleagues who are being murdered for their exist...
www.commondreams.org
January 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"We feel that it is our responsibility as the largest North American organization of scholars of literature and language to protest and stand with our colleagues who are being murdered for their existence," said one organizer.
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Full article here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Full article here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The US House has voted 243-140-1 to sanction anyone associated with the International Criminal Court's efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any "protected person" of the US and its allies — namely, Israel.
45 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill.
45 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill.
January 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The US House has voted 243-140-1 to sanction anyone associated with the International Criminal Court's efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any "protected person" of the US and its allies — namely, Israel.
45 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill.
45 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill.
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$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
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Thanks to all who showed up to vote and especially to our wonderful speakers Sherene Seikaly @srseikaly.bsky.social, Paul Ortiz, Jr., Raz Segal, Van Gosse, and Barbara Weinstein! We must keep this momentum going. #AHA25
January 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Thanks to all who showed up to vote and especially to our wonderful speakers Sherene Seikaly @srseikaly.bsky.social, Paul Ortiz, Jr., Raz Segal, Van Gosse, and Barbara Weinstein! We must keep this momentum going. #AHA25
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The Biden administration is attempting to foster a fake dispute over famine numbers in Gaza to obscure the reality of genocide.
mondoweiss.net/2025/01/the-...
mondoweiss.net/2025/01/the-...
The US is manufacturing doubt about Gaza’s famine
The Biden administration is attempting to foster a fake dispute over famine numbers in Gaza to obscure the reality of genocide.
mondoweiss.net
January 8, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Biden administration is attempting to foster a fake dispute over famine numbers in Gaza to obscure the reality of genocide.
mondoweiss.net/2025/01/the-...
mondoweiss.net/2025/01/the-...
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Full @democracynow.org interview with @srseikaly.bsky.social and Barbara Weinstein on the American Historical Society's vote at #AHA25 to adopt the Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza.
The resolution passed in a landslide vote of 428–88 (4 abstentions).
www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha...
The resolution passed in a landslide vote of 428–88 (4 abstentions).
www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha...
January 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Full @democracynow.org interview with @srseikaly.bsky.social and Barbara Weinstein on the American Historical Society's vote at #AHA25 to adopt the Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza.
The resolution passed in a landslide vote of 428–88 (4 abstentions).
www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha...
The resolution passed in a landslide vote of 428–88 (4 abstentions).
www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha...
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As a journalist & scholar, I’m inspired by @srseikaly.bsky.social’s words on @democracynow.org: “The way forward is not to be passive & obedient. The way forward is to be ethical & to stand for what is just & to stand against this Israeli genocide which—again—is armed & abetted by the United States”
January 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
As a journalist & scholar, I’m inspired by @srseikaly.bsky.social’s words on @democracynow.org: “The way forward is not to be passive & obedient. The way forward is to be ethical & to stand for what is just & to stand against this Israeli genocide which—again—is armed & abetted by the United States”
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Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! on the annual meeting of the AHA and its vote against scholasticide in Gaza. @srseikaly.bsky.social, Barbara Weinstein, and @quinnslobodian.com showing how we amplify our voices as historians on the most urgent issues. @weinstein www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha...
American Historical Association Condemns Israel’s Scholasticide in Gaza
The American Historical Association, the oldest learned society in the United States, has adopted the “Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza,” condemning Israel’s “intentional effort to comprehen...
www.democracynow.org
January 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! on the annual meeting of the AHA and its vote against scholasticide in Gaza. @srseikaly.bsky.social, Barbara Weinstein, and @quinnslobodian.com showing how we amplify our voices as historians on the most urgent issues. @weinstein www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha...
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Today I am specially proud to be a historian. Two giants of my profession and dear friends, B. Weinstein and Sherene Seikaly @srseikaly.bsky.social speak in @democracynow.org about the AHA resolution against scholasticisde in Gaza, which passed by a landslide www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha...
American Historical Association Condemns Israel’s Scholasticide in Gaza
The American Historical Association, the oldest learned society in the United States, has adopted the “Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza,” condemning Israel’s “intentional effort to comprehen...
www.democracynow.org
January 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today I am specially proud to be a historian. Two giants of my profession and dear friends, B. Weinstein and Sherene Seikaly @srseikaly.bsky.social speak in @democracynow.org about the AHA resolution against scholasticisde in Gaza, which passed by a landslide www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha...
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The BBC is in civil war over Israel and Palestine.
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza
The BBC is facing an internal revolt over its reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza. Owen Jones investigates.
www.dropsitenews.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:41 PM
The BBC is in civil war over Israel and Palestine.
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
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Starbucks workers AND Amazon workers are on nationwide strikes during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. I truly hope their bosses are sweating bullets :)
December 20, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Starbucks workers AND Amazon workers are on nationwide strikes during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. I truly hope their bosses are sweating bullets :)
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BREAKING: The Teamsters are dramatically escalating their strike and taking it to Amazon’s largest NYC warehouse.
Beginning at midnight tonight they will picket the massive facility with 5,500 workers.
JFK8 on Staten Island is the first unionized Amazon warehouse.
Beginning at midnight tonight they will picket the massive facility with 5,500 workers.
JFK8 on Staten Island is the first unionized Amazon warehouse.
December 20, 2024 at 9:47 PM
BREAKING: The Teamsters are dramatically escalating their strike and taking it to Amazon’s largest NYC warehouse.
Beginning at midnight tonight they will picket the massive facility with 5,500 workers.
JFK8 on Staten Island is the first unionized Amazon warehouse.
Beginning at midnight tonight they will picket the massive facility with 5,500 workers.
JFK8 on Staten Island is the first unionized Amazon warehouse.