The Druze of the Golan: A Case of Non-violent Resistance

Abstract

Here is a modern day example of a non-violent campaign, of a people very small in number, facing incredibly powerful odds militarily, saying don't have a military option. It doesn't pay for us to throw rocks or stones. We can never outviolence the Israeli army. But we can-through unity, cooperation and taking a principled stand, and accepting suffering-just refuse to cooperate and withhold our consent, and reasonably come to a solution that reserves and preserves our own rights and interests, at least in some measure. -Jonathan Kuttab, Palestinian lawyer.'