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What does Israel fear from Palestine? / Raja Shehadeh.
"Since the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, the Nakba, or disaster as the Palestinians call it, there have been many opportunities to move towards peace and equality between Palestine and Israel. After the 1967 War, the Oslo Agreement and even the 7 October 2023 war. All of them have been rejected by Israel which is why life is unbearable in the West Bank now and there is genocide in Gaza. This book explores what went wrong again and again, and why. And how it could still be different. It is human nature to feel prejudice. But in this haunting meditation on Palestine and Israel, Shehadeh suggests that this does not mean the two nations cannot live together to their mutual benefit and co-existence. In graceful, devastatingly observed prose, this is a fresh reflection on the conflict in a time of great need"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635425352 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 113 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm
- Publisher: New York : Other Press, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This essay is based on a lecture given at SOAS, University of London, and Kyoto University in 2017, and has been revised and extended in 2024"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Genre: | Essays. |
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"A poignant, incisive meditation on Israel's longstanding rejection of peace, and what the war on Gaza means for Palestinian and Israeli futures. When apartheid in South Africa ended in 1994, dismantled by internal activism and global pressure, why did Israel continue to pursue its own apartheid policies against Palestinians? In keeping with a history of antagonism, the Israeli state accelerated the establishment of settlements in the Occupied Territories as extreme right-wing voices gained prominence ingovernment, with comparatively little international backlash. Condensing this complex history into a lucid essay, Raja Shehadeh examines the many lost opportunities to promote a lasting peace and equality between Israelis and Palestinians. Since the creation of Israel in 1948, known to Palestinians as the Nakba, or catastrophe, each side's perception of events has strongly diverged. What can this discrepancy tell us about Israel's undermining of a two-state solution? And will the current genocide in Gazafinally mark a shift in the world's response? With graceful, haunting prose, Shehadeh offers insights into a defining conflict that could yet be resolved."--provided by publisher. - Random House, Inc.
A poignant, incisive meditation on Israelâs longstanding rejection of peace, and what the war on Gaza means for Palestinian and Israeli futures.
When apartheid in South Africa ended in 1994, dismantled by internal activism and global pressure, why did Israel continue to pursue its own apartheid policies against Palestinians? In keeping with a history of antagonism, the Israeli state accelerated the establishment of settlements in the Occupied Territories as extreme right-wing voices gained prominence in government, with comparatively little international backlash.
Condensing this complex history into a lucid essay, Raja Shehadeh examines the many lost opportunities to promote a lasting peace and equality between Israelis and Palestinians. Since the creation of Israel in 1948, known to Palestinians as the Nakba, or catastrophe, each sideâs perception of events has strongly diverged. What can this discrepancy tell us about Israelâs undermining of a two-state solution? And will the current genocide in Gaza finally mark a shift in the worldâs response?Â
With graceful, haunting prose, Shehadeh offers insights into a defining conflict that could yet be resolved.
