This article, Interview: Ghada Karmi, A Voice from Exile, was found in a journal entitled: Middle East Policy. Ghada Karmi is a physician at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. Dr. Karmi elaborates on the treatment and occupation of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. She explains how Palestinians in Israel are part of an apartheid state and are treated with extreme disrespect and are often victims of violence. The topic of this article is the effects of Israeli power over Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. The research question is: What are the major issues that people should know about the apartheid state in Israel? Dr. Karmi uses reports of acts, behavior, and events in addition to expert knowledge in order to show us just how brutal the Israel/Palestine conflict actually is. This in-depth interview calls on her personal experiences living in the region and experiencing the rivalry. Qualitative data methods with a respondent-centered analysis were necessary in reporting the personal accounts of a Palestinian woman. I think this research made it easier from a sociological perspective to see how Palestinians actually live in Israeli-occupied territories. Often, people analyzing foreign policy does not actually look at daily life and how the policy affects the people living there. This interview allowed me to analyze a first-hand experience which gave me more empathy for the situation. I think this factor in of itself is interesting and why I enjoy applying sociological theory to policy issues. Being able to empathize with human beings is important if we want to make a difference in the world. Dr. Karmi’s willingness to show us this helps us understand the struggle between two world powers.

Karmi, Ghada. “Interview: Ghadi Karmi, A Voice from Exile.” Middle East Policy, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 82-89.