The Return of the Palestinian Question in the Arab World and Beyond

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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THIS SPECIAL ISSUE

El Sakka A. (2025), “The Grammar of Israeli Settler Colonial Violence and the Genocidal War Waged on Gaza: from the Nakba to the 7th of October 2023”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 534-549.

Sbeih S. (2025, “Figures of Political Engagement in Palestine: Between the Rationality of Defeat and that of Liberation”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 550-569.

Belhaj A. (2025), “The Return of Islamic Rhetoric: Hamas and Conflict Framing in the Gaza War 2023-2024”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 570-586.

Kear M. (2025), “The Changing Face of Palestinian Resistance: Hamas and the Defence of Palestine”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 587-605.

Ridge H. (2025), “Illiberalism in Israeli Public Opinion”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 606-632.

Perelman Becker N. (2025), “The Enemy as Victim: Israeli Media Coverage of Mass Crimes Against Palestinians in Gaza”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 633-649.

Turlione P. (2025), “The Elephant in the Room. Change and Continuity in Arab Public Opinion on the Palestinian Cause after October 7th”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 650-670.

Magued S. (2025), “Bypassing the Regime’s Crackdown on Public Protests: Egyptians’ Individual Mobilization into a pro-Palestinian Cyberadvocacy in the Aftermath of al-Aqsa Flood Operation”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 671-688.

Amghar S. (2025), “The Events of October 7, 2023: Rupture and Continuity in Quietist Salafi Discourse”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 689-701.

Fiore E., M. Mancosu, and G. Pessina (2025), “Perceptions of Jewish and Israelis in Italy: Evidence from a Survey Experiment on Political Orientation”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 702-730.

Lucas R. (2025), “Introducing Maximalism: Rethinking Radical Ideological Opposition in Israel and Palestine”, Partecipazione e conflitto, 18(3): 731-747.