| One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse Contributor(s): Abunimah, Ali (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805086668 ISBN-13: 9780805086669 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: A "visionary"* approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict--one state for two peoples--that is more urgent than ever It is by now a commonplace that the only way to end the Israeli-Palestinian violence is to divide the territory in two. All efforts at resolving the conflict have come down to haggling over who gets what: Will Israel hand over 90 percent of the West Bank or only 60 percent? Will a Palestinian state include any part of Jerusalem? Clear-eyed, sharply reasoned, and compassionate, "One Country" proposes a radical alternative: to revive the neglected idea of one state shared by two peoples. Ali Abunimah shows how the two are by now so intertwined--geographically and economically--that separation cannot lead to the security Israelis need or the rights Palestinians must have. Taking on the objections and taboos that stand in the way of a binational solution, he demonstrates that sharing the territory will bring benefits for all. The absence of other workable options has only led to ever- greater extremism. It is time, Abunimah argues, for Palestinians and Israelis to imagine a different future and a different relationship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy |
| Dewey: 956.940 |
| LCCN: 2006043849 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.8" (0.55 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Arabic - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: A visionary* approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict--one state for two peoples--that is more urgent than ever It is by now a commonplace that the only way to end the Israeli-Palestinian violence is to divide the territory in two. All efforts at resolving the conflict have come down to haggling over who gets what: Will Israel hand over 90 percent of the West Bank or only 60 percent? Will a Palestinian state include any part of Jerusalem? Clear-eyed, sharply reasoned, and compassionate, One Country proposes a radical alternative: to revive the neglected idea of one state shared by two peoples. Ali Abunimah shows how the two are by now so intertwined--geographically and economically--that separation cannot lead to the security Israelis need or the rights Palestinians must have. Taking on the objections and taboos that stand in the way of a binational solution, he demonstrates that sharing the territory will bring benefits for all. The absence of other workable options has only led to ever- greater extremism. It is time, Abunimah argues, for Palestinians and Israelis to imagine a different future and a different relationship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abunimah, Ali: - Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian-American, is the co-creator and editor of the Electronic Intifada Web site. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Chicago, he has written for the Chicago Tribune, among other publications. |