ABSTRACT
There have been surprisingly few studies on the combined effects of military occupation, racism, the so-called "war on terror" and the industry of fear it raises on access to education and the perpetuation of colonizer/colonized relations. This chapter analyses voices of Palestinians whose right to a safe and secure education continues to be violated, unhindered. It examines how education is utilized as a tool for oppression in conflict zones, primarily and precisely because it can be used to affect social and political transformation, emancipation, and liberation. The chapter also examines the particular case of Israel's deprivation of the Palestinians' right to education by analyzing official statements, policy guidelines, court decisions and the reports of non-governmental organizations that delineate various aspects of this policy and reveal its rationale. It concludes by making a number of observations about educational research in zones of military upheaval and their implications for the role of the researcher.
