Dr. Nadia Naser-Najjab presented her latest work, Covid-19 in Palestine: The Settler Colonial Context (I.B. Tauris, 2024), at SOAS University of London. In this compelling book, Dr. Naser-Najjab explores how the Israeli state leveraged the COVID-19 pandemic to intensify surveillance and control over Palestinian populations. Employing frameworks of settler colonialism and necropolitics, she provides a critical analysis of the pandemic's impact on Palestinians, drawing from firsthand interviews and case studies in Gaza, Hebron, Kufr Aqab, and the Jalazoon refugee camp. The book sheds light on the destruction of essential infrastructure and the exacerbation of existing inequalities during the global health crisis.
The event was hosted by the Centre for Palestine Studies at SOAS and featured an in-depth discussion on the intersections of public health, colonial governance, and resistance in Palestine. Please note that the session was held in person and was not recorded.
