Authors: Jawad Dayyeh & Mohammed Y. I. Banat

The main aim of the current study is to explore civilian resistance as perceived by Palestinian youth. Index of a 19-item scale used to measure responses that was developed by the researchers, was administered to three hundred and eighty youths (196 males and 184 females) in the West Bank during the 2017 stratifiedly selected sample. The findings demonstrate that youth reported moderate attitudes (M 3.19 SD 0.35) towards civilian resistance as a Palestinian strategy to shake off the Israeli occupation. The study observed that almost all of the Palestinian youth surveyed (63.8%) had a moderate perception of civilian resistance. Current statistics revealed that gender, place of residence, and community affiliation were significant predictors for the perception of civilian resistance. Implications of the findings and directions for future empirical research were discussed.

Keywords: Civilian resistance, Palestine, youth, culture, occupation, Intifada.

Jawad Dayyeh, PhD. Candidate, Peace & Conflict Program, Institute of Peace and Conflict, Granada University, Spain.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Mohammed Banat, PhD. Arabic language, Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language, Faculty of Arts, Al-Quds University, Main Campus, Jerusalem- Abu Dies, Palestine; an activist in the Popular Committees Resistance against the apartheid wall and settlements, Bethlehem Governorate.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ,  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.