Partitioning Palestine: Legal Fundamentalism in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

The exploration of law reveals its pivotal role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, highlighting the tension between Jewish claims for a homeland and Palestinian rights to return. John Strawson critiques how legal frameworks established by the League of Nations and the United Nations have marginalized Palestinians. He examines three critical moments: the League of Nations Mandate, the UN partition plan, and the Oslo agreements, arguing that these legal documents perpetuate conflict rather than resolve it, shaping national identities and entrenching divisions.