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Faculty Publications

George Bisharat

Books

Palestinian Lawyers and Israeli Rule: Law and Disorder in the West Bank (Univ. of Texas Press 1989).

Journal Articles

Maximizing Rights: The One State Solution to the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict, 8 Global Jurist Frontiers Art. 1 (2008). BE_PRESS
Facts, Rights, and Remedies: Implementing International Law in the Israel⁄Palestine Conflict, 28 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 319 (2005). LX HEIN WL
Facing Tyranny with Justice: Alternatives to War in the Confrontation with Iraq, 7 J. Gender Race & Just. 1 (2003). LX HEIN WL
Sanctions as Genocide, 11 Transnat'l L. & Contemp. Probs. 379 (Fall 2001). LX HEIN WL
Peace and the Political Imperative of Legal Reform in Palestine, 31 Case W. Res. J. Int'l L. 253 (1999). LX HEIN WL
Courting Justice? Legitimation in Lawyering Under Israeli Occupation, Law & Soc. Inquiry 349 (1995). HEIN
Land, Law and Legitimacy in Israel and the Occupied Territories, 43 Am. U. L. Rev. 467 (1994). LX HEIN WL

Chapters In Books

Gaza Strip, in 2 Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities 146 (C. Neal Tate ed., 2005). AMAZON
Palestine, in 3 Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities 237 (C. Neal Tate ed., 2005). AMAZON
West Bank, in 4 Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities 290 (C. Neal Tate ed., 2005). AMAZON
Attorneys for the People, Attorneys for the Land: The Emergence of Cause Lawyering in the Israeli–Occupied Territories, in Cause Lawyering: Political Commitments and Professional Responsibilities 453 (Austin Sarat & Stuart Scheingold eds., Oxford Univ. Press 1998). HOPAC
Exile to Compatriot: Transformations in the Social Identity of Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank, in Culture Power, Place: Explorations in Critical Anthropology 203 (Akhil Gupta & James Ferguson eds., Duke Univ. Press 1997). AMAZON
Pursuing a Questionable Suppression Motion, in Ethical Problems Facing the Criminal Defense Lawyer 63 (Rodney J. Uphoff ed., Amer. Bar Ass'n 1995). HOPAC
Displacement and Social Identity: Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank, in Population Displacement and Resettlement: Development and Conflict in the Middle East 165 (Seteney Khalid Shami ed., Ctr. for Migration Stud. 1994).

Book Reviews

Book Review, 20 Shofar 130 (Summer 2002) (reviewing Geoffrey R. Watson, The Oslo Accords: International Law and the Iraeli–Palestinian Peace Agreements (2000)).
Book Review, 99 Am. Anthropologist 664 (1997) (reviewing E. Valentine Daniel & John Chr. Knudsen Eds., Mistrusting Refugees (1995)). HOPAC
Palestinian Sovereignty or Internationalization?, 12 J. Palestine Stud. 71 (Summer 1983) (reviewing Henry Cattan, Jerusalem (1981)).

Newspaper & Magazine Articles

Has Israel's Response Exceeded its Right to Defend Itself?, S.F. Chron, Jan. 5, 2009. URL
Hold Israel Accountable for Gaza, Seattle Times, Feb. 5, 2009. URL
Israel is Committing War Crimes, Wall Street J., Jan. 10, 2009. URL
Should Israel Deal with Hamas?, L.A. Times, Jan. 9, 2009 (with James Phillips). URL
What's Israel Trying to Accomplish in Gaza?, L.A. Times, Jan. 8, 2009 (with James Phillips). URL
Will Hamas Emerge Stronger?, L.A. Times, Jan. 7, 2009 (with James Phillips). URL
A Two–State or One–State Solution?, L.A. Times, May 14, 2008 (with Judea Pearl). URL
Israel Starting from Scratch, L.A. Times, May 12, 2008 (with Judea Pearl). URL
Jimmy Carter, Hamas. Hamas, Jimmy Carter, L.A. Times, May 13, 2008 (with Judea Pearl). URL
Obama's Missteps, S.F. Chron., June 17, 2008. URL
Roots in the Holy Land, L.A. Times, May 16, 2008 (with Judea Pearl). URL
Should the U.S. Help Broker Peace?, L.A. Times, May 15, 2008 (with Judea Pearl). URL
The Fallacy of Islamic 'National Suicide', L.A. Times, June 9, 2008. URL
Where's Healthy Debate on U.S. Policy Toward Israel?, Houston Chron., June 12, 2008.
A Double Standard on Academic Freedom in the Middle East, Balt. Sun, Sept. 17, 2007, at A13 (with Judea Pearl).
A Question of Justice, S.F. Chron., Jan. 4, 2007. URL
For Palestinians, Memory Matters, S.F. Chron., May 13, 2007. URL
From Personal Experience, Houston Chron., Jan. 31, 2007 (reprinted as Pro–Israeli Lobby Is Silencing Dissent, Sacramento Bee, Feb. 25, 2007, at E1).
Solution on Which All Agree Impossible to Achieve, S.F. Chron., June 2, 2007. URL
Truth at Last, While Breaking a U.S. Taboo of Criticizing Israel, Phila. Inquirer, Jan. 2, 2007.
What Justifies Boycott of a State?, S.F. Chron., Aug. 15, 2007. URL
Aid to Israel is Out of Hand, Topeka Capital–Journal, Jan. 7, 2006.
Did Israel Really Need to Savage the Beauty of Beirut?, USA Today, Aug. 2, 2006. URL
Israel Will Harvest a Future of Violence and Conflict with Lebanon, S.F. Chron., July 20, 2006. URL
They Chose a Government That Will Stand Up For Their Rights, Dallas Morning News, Feb. 3, 2006.
Unilateral Action by Israel Spawns Violence in Gaza, Balt. Sun, Aug. 17, 2006, at A15.
What Did Bush Signal?, S.F. Chron., May 29, 2006. URL
Bigotry Hurts in the War on Terror, S.D. Union Trib., July 22, 2005.
In the Wake of Gaza Disengagement: Enforce Ban on Settlements, S.F. Chron., Aug. 26, 2005. URL
New Page in Israeli–Palestinian Relations: Whither the Road Map?, S.F. Chron., Dec. 8, 2005. URL
Prosecuting Other People's Terrorists, S.D. Union Trib., Dec. 12, 2005, at B7.
Should Israel Give Up Its Nukes?, L.A. Times, Dec. 9, 2005. URL
A Lifetime Of Challenge Stirred Determination, Sacramento Bee, Nov. 14, 2004, at E6.
Advance U.S. — Not Israel's — Interests, Seattle Post–Intelligencer, Dec. 8, 2004, at B7. URL
In Arafat's Aftermath: Peace Remains Elusive Amid Political Turmoil, S.F. Chron., Nov. 12, 2004. URL
Judgment on the Wall: Ruling Gives Hopes Discouraged, S.F. Chron., July 14, 2004. URL
Look for a Future Palestine in the Past: Two Generations Later, Palestinians Have Hope for Their Land, S.F. Chron., Dec. 19, 2004. URL
Right of Return: Two–State Solution Again Sells Palestinians Short, L.A. Times, Jan. 25, 2004, at M3.
But Don't Bet On It Establishing Democracy, Houston Chron., Mar. 3, 2003, at 27A.
Impending War on Iraq: American Jihad, S.F. Chron., Feb. 13, 2003. URL
Rite of Return to a Palestinian Home, S.F. Chron., May 18, 2003. URL
Who Caused the Palestinian Diaspora?, Sacramento Bee, Nov. 30, 2003.
Sanctions Against Iraq are Genocide, Seattle Post–Intelligencer, May 3, 2002, at B7. URL
Views on the Middle East: Settlements Stand in the Way of Mideast Peace, S.F. Chron., Apr. 26, 2002. URL

Dissertations & Theses

Practicing Law Under Occupation: Palestinian Lawyers of the West Bank (1987) (unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University) (on file with Tozzer Library, Harvard University).