Title: Blood and Religion
First published: June 1, 2006
Description: What does Israel hope to achieve with its recent withdrawal from Gaza and the building of a 700km wall around the West Bank? Jonathan Cook, who has reported on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the Second Intifada, argues the heart of the issue is demography. Israel fears the moment when the region's Palestinians - Israel's own Palestinian citizens and those in the Occupied Territories - become a majority. Inevitable comparisons with apartheid in South Africa will be drawn.
Subjects: Middle east, politics and government, Religion and politics, Politics and government, Population policy, Israeli West Bank Barrier, Palestinian Arabs, Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-, Arab-Israeli conflict, Ethnic relations, Conflit israélo-arabe, Palestiniens, Intifada d'Al-Aqsa, 2000-, Politique et gouvernement, HISTORY, General, POLITICAL SCIENCE, History & Theory, Intifada, Nahostkonflikt