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Sumud

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ideological theme and political strategy that first emerged among the palestinian people through the experience”. Today it says “more passive and is defined by ibrahim dhahak as the "maintenance of palestinians on their land”. 1 section present on 6 October 2023 is absent today.
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Palestinian cultural value skin to stoicism wall graffiti "Chilenos de origen palestino".jpeg Stories on the 'Wall Museum' of the Sumud Story House in Bethlehem Sumud ( ) meaning "steadfastness" or "steadfast perseverance" is a Palestinian cultural value, ideological theme and political strategy that first emerged among the Palestinian people through the experience of the dialectic of oppression and resistance in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War .1 This noun is derived from a verb meaning "arrange, adorn, lay up, save". Those who are steadfast - that is, those who exhibit sumud - are referred to as samidin , the singular forms of which are samid (m.) and samida (f.).2 As the term developed, Palestinians have distinguished between two main forms of sumud. The first, "static sumud", is more passive and is defined by Ibrahim Dhahak as the "maintenance of Palestinians on their land." The second, "resistance sumud" (in Arabic, sumud muqawim ) is a more dynamic ideology whose aim is to seek ways of building alternative institutions so as to resist and undermine the Israeli occupation of Palestine . The ultimate symbol associated with the concept of sumud and the Palestinian sense of rootedness in the land is the olive tree, ubiquitous throughout Palestine . Another icon of sumud that has often been portrayed in Palestinian artwork is that of the mother, and more specifically, a peasant woman depicted as when pregnant.

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ideological theme and political strategy that first emerged among the palestinian people through the experience”. Today it says “more passive and is defined by ibrahim dhahak as the "maintenance of palestinians on their land”. 1 section present on 6 October 2023 is absent today. Read the current article and compare.
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ideological theme and political strategy that first emerged among the palestinian people through the experience

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more passive and is defined by ibrahim dhahak as the "maintenance of palestinians on their land

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