Cracks in the wall
Subtitle: beyond apartheid in Palestine/Israel
By: Ben White
Contributors: Buttu, Diana Nazic, author of introduction, etc
Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780745337616
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Apartheid; Boundaries (Jewish law); Arab-Israeli conflict
Other titles: Beyond apartheid in Palestine/Israel
Description: "After decades of occupation and creeping annexation, Israel has created an apartheid, one state reality in historic Palestine. Peace efforts have failed because of one inconvenient truth: the Israeli maximum on offer does not meet the Palestinian minimum, or the standards of international law. But while the situation on the ground is bleak, Ben White argues that there are widening cracks in Israel's traditional pillars of support. Opposition to Israeli policies and even critiques of Zionism are growing in Jewish communities, as well as amongst Western progressives. The election of Donald Trump has served as a catalyst for these processes, including the transformation of Israel from a partisan issue into one that divides the US establishment. Meanwhile, the Palestinian-led boycott campaign is gathering momentum, prompting a desperate backlash by Israel and its allies. With sharp analysis, Ben White says now is the time to plot a course that avoids the mistakes of the past - a way forward beyond apartheid in Palestine. The solution is not partition and ethnic separation, but equality and self-determination - for all."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Diana Buttu; title: Introduction; title: Reality check: Palestine/Israel is already a single (apartheid) state; title: The impasse in Israel; title: Jewish communities divided; title: Progressive alienation, far-right embrace; title: BDS and the backlash; title: Palestinian green shots and signposts; title: Self-determination, not segregation.