The Palestinian Resistance: Nonviolent Praxis in a Gramscian Paradigm.

This article analyses the praxis of nonviolent resistance in Palestine through the lens
of Gramsci. First, it begins with a historical inquiry into the major phenomena of the
Palestinian resistance tradition. Its nonviolent expressions are highlighted in order to prove
their continuity as well as their effectiveness, focusing on three uprisings of the national
movement where this form of resistance was deployed: the Arab revolt, the First Intifada,
and the Al Aqsa Intifada. Then, it presents the framework of the theoretical tradition of
nonviolent struggle in order to interpret Palestinian popular resistance actions and strategies.
Finally, these forms of resistance are embedded, and subsumed, in a Gramscian alternative
hegemonic paradigm, so as to enhance the discussion around an organic nonviolent strategy
of political resistance.