Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and the author of many books, including The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine (2020) and Brokers of Deceit: How the US Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East (2013).
After 12 months, there’s no end in sight to Israel’s relentless onslaught against Gaza, now extended to Lebanon. Historian Rashid Khalidi explains how Israel and the US are working together to destroy all constraints on violence against civilians.
Rashid Khalidi is a leading historian of the Middle East. In an interview, he explains how the current war in Palestine is the product of decades of violent settler colonialism designed to drive the Palestinians from their land.
Palestinian-American historian Rashid Khalidi spoke to Jacobin about the horrific human cost of Israel’s war on Gaza, the growing protests in solidarity with Palestinians, and the effort by Israel’s supporters to shut down free discussion.
100 years ago today, a 67-word statement from the British cabinet shaped the future of Palestine.