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An Israeli In Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel
Contributor(s): Halper, Jeff (Author)
ISBN: 0745330711     ISBN-13: 9780745330716
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
OUR PRICE:   $38.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Peace
- Political Science | Political Freedom
- History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine
Dewey: 956.953
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 8.5" (1.10 lbs) 356 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Ethnic Orientation - Arabic
 
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Publisher Description:

Israeli anthropologist and activist Jeff Halper throws a harsh light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the point of view of a critical insider. While the Zionist founders of Israel created a vibrant society, culture and economy, they did so at a high price: Israel could not maintain its exclusive Jewish character without imposing on the country's Palestinian population policies of ethnic cleansing, occupation and discrimination, expressed most graphically in its ongoing demolition of thousands of Palestinian homes, both inside Israel and in the Occupied Territories.

An Israeli in Palestine records Halper's journey 'beyond the membrane' that shields his people from the harsh realities of Palestinian life to his 'discovery' that he was actually living in another country: Palestine. Without dismissing the legitimacy of his own country, he realises that Israel is defined by its oppressive relationship to the Palestinians.

This second edition is includes an epilogue gauging the chances for peace after the failed Annapolis process.


Contributor Bio(s): Halper, Jeff: - Jeff Halper is the head of ICAHD, the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions.