Palestinian National Identity Since the Palestine War in 1948

Essay from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Region: Near East, Near Orient, grade: 1,3, , language: English, abstract: In this essay, the author explores how the results of the 1948 Palestine War (Arab-Israeli War) are reflected in Palestinian history and discusses how the narratives have influenced the reconstruction of the Palestinian national identity since 1948. Even though for many the Palestinians have disappeared from the political map as an independent actor and even as a people during this period, it is quite obvious, which significance the events in 1948 had on the formation of a Palestinian identity (Khalidi, 2009). In the following, I will explain how the results of this war are reflected in Palestinian history and discuss how the narratives have influenced the reconstruction of the Palestinian national identity since 1948. However, before doing so, I would like to point out some important aspects, that should be considered in a discourse on national identities.