Abstract
Because the West in general, and the United Sates in particular, frequently disregards Palestinian rights and the Palestinian struggle for self-determination, grass-roots organizations seek international solidarity to resist occupation and to advocate internationally for their rights. In this essay,' I explore how two Palestinian organizations in the West Bank understand international solidarity. Asira Women's Center is a non-governmental organization that receives grants from international relief agencies associated with Western donor countries and offers services to women and girls of Asira al-Shamalya, a village of fifteen thousand residents located north of the city of Nablus. The Ibdaa Cultural Center2 receives funding from Western non-governmental organizations and provides services to twelve thousand residents of the Dheisheh refugee camp located on the outskirts of the city of Bethlehem.3 This essay asks: To what extent do international solidarity efforts shape the activities of local Palestinian agencies? What are the differences between solidarity and humanitarian aid? And what are the differences between the support offered by governmental relief agencies and that of left-leaning organizations or individual activists?
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