11 July، 2025
Master’s Thesis at the College of Political Science, University of Mosul Explores the Dominance of the Culture of Violence in Israeli Policies Toward the Palestinian Society
A master’s thesis titled “The Dominance of the Culture of Violence in Israeli Policies Toward the Palestinian Society” was discussed at the College of Political Science, University of Mosul, on Wednesday, 9 July 2025. The thesis was submitted by the student Raneen Omar Younis.
The study investigates how the culture of violence has become one of the fundamental structural components of Israeli policy, serving as a strategic tool to achieve political, security, and ideological objectives vis-à-vis the Palestinian society.
The thesis aims to understand the mechanisms through which this culture is instrumentalized within Israeli policy, deconstruct its structural and symbolic dimensions, and analyze its multidimensional impacts on Palestinian society.
The findings reveal that the culture of violence constitutes a structural instrument within Israeli political practices, employed to ensure dominance over the Palestinians through various domains such as education, media, and militarization. This culture significantly obstructs the prospects for a just peace and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. It also contributes to the systematic dismantling of the material and cultural fabric of Palestinian society. The study emphasizes the necessity of an intellectual and legal confrontation of this violent system, ultimately aiming to hold it accountable before the international community.
The examination committee was composed of Asst. Prof. Dr. Yazan Khalloq Mohammed Sajid (Chair), Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Hussein Yaseen (Member), Asst. Prof. Dr. Khairallah Subhan Al-Jubouri (Member), and Asst. Prof. Mohammed Saleh Shateeb (Member and Supervisor). The discussion was attended in part by the Dean of the College, Asst. Prof. Dr. Suhaib Khalid Jassim Al-Taie, the Head of the Public Policy Department, Prof. Dr. Waleed Salem Mohammed, as well as the heads of the Graduate Studies and Media Divisions, in addition to a group of postgraduate students. Following the discussion, the committee’s decision was read, which included the acceptance of the thesis with necessary modifications.
