Decolonizing the Palestinian Mind

The book, “Liberating the Palestinian Mind from Colonialism,” is a scathing criticism of the Oslo surrender, the Israeli apartheid regime that was established in the name of the two-state solution, and the transformation of the Palestinian struggle and liberation into mere symbolism. The book calls for a radical change in awareness in light of a new phase of unprecedented pressure on Palestinian culture, identity, and future.Drawing on the works of Edward Said, Ghassan Kanafani, Paolo Freire, Rosa Luxemburg, and Antonio Gramsci, Haider Eid offers an insight into how alternative political programs and struggles can offer prospects for a just peace.This valuable book is a call to action for freedom, aspiring to ending colonialism and liberating Palestine. Written by a Palestinian refugee from Zernuka living in Gaza, and published during the genocide, it shows how the “two-state solution” perpetuated colonialism and apartheid. Haidar Eid redefines Palestinian resistance against colonialism by invoking the South African model, urging us to benefit from this historical experience to draw lessons about the true meaning of equality.Although most of Eid's book was written before the genocide, his trenchant criticism of the status quo, and his emphasis on Edward Said's unraveling of the Oslo Accords, remains relevant. Just as the Oslo Accords were imposed on the Palestinians after the courageous and innovative First Intifada, this brief book should be read as a warning of what the two-state solution portends—the continuation of an apartheid system filled with Bantustans. The Palestinians, who were subjected to heinous crimes...