Identity as a Weapon: Palestinian Self-Identity within Global Institutional Incentives
Note: This text was translated from the Russian original by AI. Analytical Report Abstract: This report posits and substantiates the thesis that modern Palestinian national identity functions primarily as a tool of hybrid warfare against Israel—a weapon created and sustained by a system of global institutional incentives involving Iran, Qatar, UNRWA, and Western grant infrastructure. [cite: 4] Key Analytical Statement: Incentives do not create identity out of thin air but freeze and weaponize an existing cultural substrate, making a conflict-driven form of identity the only economically and socially rational strategy for its bearers. [cite: 5] The system of incentives is transnational and seamless, encompassing not only Gaza and the West Bank but also the global diaspora. [cite: 6] ...