From Victim To Victor: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict In The Lemon Tree

Authors : Yüsra Boylu

Pages : 285-298

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Publication Date : 2025-06-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Palestinians are one of the nations experiencing the most aggrieved fates with regard to national or religious discrimination in contemporary world. The main reason of the miseries reveals the stunning point as the Israelis, the nation exposed to similar discrimination and hurt, is the cause and the committer of the current conflict. The Israelis have overdone the atrocities they have faced regardless of the relatively welcoming treatment of Palestinians or their common cultural or historical backgrounds. The Lemon Tree (2006), by Sandy Tolan, mirrors the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, their daily lives, and both of the nation’s sufferings, experiences and hopes. The reflections of the conflicts experienced by both the Jews in Europe and the Arabs in Palestine are skillfully portrayed. The binary oppositions and Orientalism’s concept of otherness are underscored. In this study, the multicultural structure of Europe and Palestine, the processes of social formations along with framing deliberate discrimination and prejudice, human rights abuse are revealed and exemplified in the light of the non-fiction narrative. The study displays how the Jews were victimized beforehand, how they make use of this case, and how they carry out their role as victor.
Keywords : İsrail-Filistin çatışması, Vahşet, Sürgün, Kurban, Galip

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