Abstract
Conflict in Israel and Palestine is typically characterized as a binary phenomenon. This paper interrogates this binarism. It recognizes instead that Ashkenazi hegemony operates as a major generative force of oppression and conflict in Israel and Palestine. It considers the multiplicity of populations, whether Israeli, Palestinian, migrant or refugee, and suggests how their common patterns of disenfranchisement and oppression might be leveraged in the cause of conflict resolution. We will explore a structure of dominance that affects multiple non-dominant groups in the region: Palestinians, Mizrahi Jews, migrants, and LGBTQ Israelis and Palestinians. Finally, this approach suggests a way forward: uniting a coalition of these currently disempowered groups, with the aim to transform the conflict by addressing the root cause: the persistent hegemony of one group, Ashkenazim, in political, civic, and social structures.