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Ibraheem Rasras is a PhD Student (Political Science & International Relations) at Near East University (Cyprus) and MSc Student (Mediterranean Cooperation and Security) at LUISS University (Italy). He is interested in sociology, modern political economy, and social psychology. He finished his first MA in Human Rights at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in 2022 and his BA in Human Rights and International Law at Al-Quds Bard College, Palestine (2019). His MA thesis was titled: The Failure of Human Rights System in the Arab Statehood Project: Iraq as a Case Study. His Ph.D. dissertation is titled: African, De-colonial and Marxist Critiques of the Liberal Values of Human Rights: Zimbabwe as a Case-Study. He has published several articles and essays in different fields, including critical theory, sociology, political science, and international relations.

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Ibraheem Rasras's "A Manifesto on Palestine: Rethinking Liberation from Below" argues that genuine Palestinian freedom necessitates a bottom-up, ethical, and collective resistance, departing from the hierarchical and technocratic methods adopted by the Palestinian Authority (PA). The manifesto identifies the core problem as not only material dispossession but also an epistemological crisis, where liberation structures are undermined by forces they seek to fight. It critiques how the Oslo Accords transformed resistance into managerial governance and how dominant Palestinian factions have instrumentalized resistance. The author proposes "ethics of resistance" and "anarchic programs" as a new strategy, emphasizing self-organization, cultural revolution, and drawing from everyday life experiences. By integrating critical theory, psychoanalysis, and anarchist anthropology, the manifesto aims to foster a decolonial and unified path to liberation, challenging both external colonial rule and internal authoritarianism.