Blood and religion : the unmasking of the Jewish and democratic state / Jonathan Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Jonathan, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population policy.

Israel--Population policy.

Israel.

Israel--Politics and government--1993-.

Politics and government.

Israel--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Palestinian Arabs--Israel.

Palestinian Arabs.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993-.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005.

Israeli West Bank Barrier.

Physical Description:

xiv, 222 pages : map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2006.

Summary:

Jonathan Cook, who has reported on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the Second Intifada, presents a lucid account of the Jewish state's motives. The heart of the issue, he argues, 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.

Contents:

Introduction: The Glass Wall 1

A preference for deceptive borders

Two philosophies: the Iron Wall vs the Glass Wall

Behind the 'benevolent' Glass Wall

Decades of silent oppression

A history of Arab quiescence

The threat of a state of all its citizens

Separate nationalities, unequal citizens

The Jewish state defined

Israel's pact between the religious and secular

The empty symbolism of the Arab vote

Democratisation as sedition

Barak: protests were 'on behalf of Arafat'

The missing key to understanding the conflict

Creating a new image of benevolence

1 Israel's Fifth Column 31

The Camp David stalemate over Jerusalem

Gen. Malka exposes Israel's intifada myths

Parallel wars by Israel's army and police

A culture of racism in the security forces

Jewish protests handled differently

Cover-up over Wissam Yazbak's death

Incitement by the Hebrew media builds

Evidence of police brutality overlooked

Barak refines his 'second front' theory

A desperate attempt to win back voters

2 A False Reckoning 62

Bereaved families seek a fair hearing

Murder in an olive grove remains a mystery

'Unified response' to explain Arab deaths

Commander Alik Ron's security obsessions

Shin Bet identifies the 'enemy within'

Operation Magic Tune sets the stage

Barak and Ben Ami's roles clarified

Inquiry fails to find the culprits

Justice Ministry stalls new investigation

The 'fifth column' libel stands

3 The Battle of Numbers 97

The need for 'a massive Jewish majority'

Gaza and fear of the apartheid comparison

A Jewish consensus emerges

The birth of a new Benny Morris

The Israeli Arab time bomb

Zionism's long demographic nightmare

Heroine mothers of the Jewish state

Rethinking the idea of citizenship

Political tide turns towards transfer

Policies seek to cut the number of non-Jews

Israel changes its Nationality Law

Amnon Rubinstein comes to the rescue

4 Redrawing the Green Line 134

The goal of Greater Israel

Deceptions of the Oslo peace process

Barak's two-state map at Camp David

A unilateral border for the Jewish state

Panic as the US unveils the Road Map

Sharon becomes a convert to disengagement

Disciples of Gen. Yigal Allon

Possible goals of disengagement

Israel's vision is of ethnic separation

Justifying ethnic cleansing

Conclusion: Zionism and the Glass Wall 169

A Jewish terrorist is not a real terrorist

An Arab Israeli is not a real Israeli

Secular-religious divide replaces political divide

Moves to avoid civil war among Jews

The 'family' against the Arab intruder

Appendix "We're like visitors in our own country" 180

A short conversation with Nazareth students.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0745325564

0745325556

OCLC:

70221118