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Unarmed Civilian Protection in Palestine
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19 May 2026

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Published as part of the Creating Safer Space Network that seeks to strengthen civilian capacities for nonviolent protection in conflict-affected areas.
This book offers a compelling look at how unarmed civilian protection (UCP) practitioners work to enhance the level of security experienced by local Palestinians, supporting community-based resistance to rocketing levels of dispossession and ethnic-cleansing in the occupied West Bank.
Drawing on first-hand field research, the authors reveal the daily realities of providing a protective presence against violence and displacement. Crucially, the book highlights the vital role of international UCP solidarity networks in supporting local efforts and examines what difference they can make in the face of increasing levels of settler violence. It is essential reading for those seeking practical pathways for nonviolent action and global solidarity.
“An exceptional ethnographic and analytical work that vividly captures creative and courageous nonviolent action through a rich case study of the Hebron Hills in Palestine.” Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Professor and Abdulaziz Said Chair for Peace and Conflict Resolution, School of International Service, American University
Marwan Darweish is Associate Professor (Peace Studies), Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University, UK. Marwan can be contacted at m.darweish.research@gmail.com.
Mahmoud Soliman is Visiting Research Fellow (Peace Studies) at the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University,
Andrew Rigby is Emeritus Professor (Peace Studies) at the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University.
1. Unarmed Civilian Protection in the South Hebron Hills: The Changing Research Environment, 2022–25
2. Contemporary Palestinian Unarmed Resistance to Occupation
3. Unarmed Civilian Protection Under Occupation
4. Mapping the Conflict in the South Hebron Hills
5. Accompaniers: Who They Are and What They Do
6. Challenges Faced by Accompaniers, 2022–23
7. Sumud and Community-Based Protection
8. Unarmed Civilian Protection in a War Zone
9. Concluding Observations