Approximately 50 percent of the world’s Palestinians reside in the diaspora, territorially disconnected
from occupied Palestine, but no less part of a population so often associated with political resistance.
This article asks: how do Palestinians living in the UK express resistance to the military occupation
of their homeland? In what ways are such expressions of resistance shaped by social processes
specific to such a context? It makes the case for a more nuanced analysis of resistance amongst
Palestinians living in the UK, framed by understandings of (post)colonialism. Through a qualitative
analysis of ethnographic interviews with Palestinians residing in Manchester and Edinburgh in 2013, I
begin by outlining a postcolonial context in the UK characterized by an Orientalism that Palestinians
are forced to negotiate. I then spotlight ‘storytelling’ as an important instance of everyday resistance
within (post)colonial settings, suggesting that storytelling might allow Palestinians to negotiate their
resistance against the various constraints of life in the UK. The findings challenge notions of ‘violence’
and collectivity traditionally associated with Palestinian resistance, pointing towards a need to
reconceptualize everyday diasporic resistance in light of often complex, context-specific interactions
