A half century of occupation
Subtitle: Israel, Palestine, and the world's most intractable conflict
By: Gershon Shafir
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780520293502
Subjects: International Security; Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes; Peace; Arab-Israeli conflict; Foreign relations
Description: "The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the most polarizing and long-lived confrontations in the world. Tearing communities apart in Israel and Occupied Palestine, with repercussions across the globe, Israel's "temporary" occupation turns a half century old in 2017. This timely and provocative book offers a background history and context for general readers and covers the major turning points of the conflict. Expertly detailing the political, diplomatic, and legal dimensions of the struggle, Gershon Shafir examines the effect of the colonization of occupied territories on Israel's democracy and offers compelling reasons and possibilities for ending the occupation now."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is the occupation?; title: Why has the occupation lasted this long?; title: How has the occupation transformed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?