Resistance and Rebellion: Philosophical Approach

Abstract

This reading examines the act of resistance as a human and intellectual experience that is founded first and foremost on refusal, understood as the initial moment from which human awareness emerges through the rejection of oppression and injustice. Hence, drawing on Albert Camus's paradox of rebellion as an expression of humanity's aspiration for a just and equitable order, it raises the question of the legitimacy of moving from refusal to revolutionary action, along with the debate surrounding the legitimacy of violence and its justifications within the struggle for dignity and liberation. The reading also highlights the profound relationship between resistance and memory, considering memory as the force that preserves the continuity of resistance and enriches it with meaning across time. Throughout the reading, the Palestinian cause is presented as a living example in which all these dimensions converge, where the concept of resistance regains its effectiveness and symbolic significance in the face of attempts at extermination, displacement, and the suffering endured by prisoners and refugees.