10.17192/meta.2020.14.8254 Kamal, Noura Noura Kamal Neighborhood in Nablus City: The Formation of a Social Safety Network during the Siege Middle East - Topics + Arguments : Vol 14 (2020) Philipps-Universität Marburg 2020 Palestine, Nablus, Neighborhood, Siege, Occupation Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) 2020-07-14 2020-07-13 en JournalArticle https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2020/240/8254 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0003-2020-240-82546 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2020/240/8254/8254.png 2196-629X application/pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 In 2002, Nablus City in Palestine had to face more than one siege. The first siege affected all Palestinian cities; the Israeli army invaded the Palestinian territories and imposed a curfew for around a month in April. Later the same year between June and October, the city of Nablus witnessed a siege that was characterized by immobility and destruction. No one was allowed to leave their home; to do so put their lives under threat. This paper will reflect upon the role of the neighborhood in the construction of a social safety network. This network supported the inhabitants in their struggle to confront the occupational apparatus and to practice their daily activities despite the three-month siege that was imposed by the Israeli army. This paper focuses on neighborhood relations: describing their distinctive influence on peoples’ lives and reflecting on the meaning of being a neighbor, the obligations of neighbors within the same district, and how these relations manifested during the siege in 2002 and afterwards. 2196-629X Middle East - Topics + Arguments Vol 14 (2020)