Author Archives: Catherine Charrett

About Catherine Charrett

Catherine Charrett is a PhD candidate at Aberystwyth University, UK in the department of International Politics and she hold a Masters degree from the London School of Economics. She has been a researcher in security studies and conflict resolution in Vancouver, Barcelona, London and she now finds herself in Gaza, where she was undergoing research into the European response of Hamas’s success in the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Elections. Catherine is a feminist, an attempted nihilist and supporter of Palestinian rights.

Gaza vs. Israel: The legitimate and illegitimate use of violence in the Western discourse

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Catherine Charrett

As bombs continue to rain down on Gaza and rockets continue to break the Iron Dome and make it into Israel, a review of dominant mainstream media sites in the West and Western governments reveals a very skewed understanding on the (il)-legitimate use of violence.

Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 59 Comments