Abstract
This paper examines the legacy of Edward Said within the context of the Palestinian question dating back to the publication of his Arab Portrayed (1970). The basic features of Said's discursive analysis of Palestinian dispossession are extracted and explored. These include: Orientalism and the fabrication of facts; the narration of Palestinian history in its own right without distortion and reduction as a function of Zionism; the need for intellectuals in the West to critically evaluate their role vis-a-vis Palestinian dispossession and the distortion of its narration in the West; the need for reconciliation between Palestinians and Israeli Jews, including his call for a one binational secular democratic state for both Israelis and Palestinians; his insistence on a narrative of inclusion of the Palestinian people and their rights, including self-determination and liberation.Campaigns slandering his Palestinian identity, academic credibility, and professional integrity were waged by Zionists and pro-...
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