What does a Jew want? : on binationalism and other specters / Udi Aloni ; conversations and comments by Alain Badiou, Judith Butler, and Slavoj Žižek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aloni, Udi.

Contributor:

Žižek, Slavoj.

Badiou, Alain

Butler, Judith, 1956-

Series:

Insurrections

Insurrections: critical studies in religion, politics, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aloni, Udi.

Arab-Israeli conflict--Influence.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Motion pictures--Political aspects.

Motion pictures.

Politics and government.

Philosophy.

Israel--Politics and government--21st century--Philosophy.

Israel.

Motion pictures--Political aspects--Israel.

Jews--Identity.

Jews.

Jewish philosophy.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xx, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2011]

Summary:

In the hopes of promoting justice, peace, and solidarity for and with the Palestinian people, Udi Aloni joins with Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, and Judith Butler to confront the core issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their bold question: Will a new generation of Israel's and Palestinians dare to walk together toward a joint Israel-Palestine. Through a meditation, interview diary, and essay, Aloni and his interlocutors present altogether provocative account rich with the insights of philosophy and critical theory. They ultimately foresee the emergence of a binational Israeli-Palestinian state incorporating the work of Walter Benjamin, Edward Said, and Jewish theology to recast the conflicting secular theological terms. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Theology: "Specters Of Binationalism"

A Manifesto for the Jewish-Palestinian Arab-Hebrew State 13

Why We Support Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions 19

The Star of Redemption with a Split 22

2 Body

Samson the Non-Exaropean 35

Pnay El (Face of God): The Place of Radical Encounter 53

Jocasta's Dream: The Birth of Love from the Slaughter of the Innocent 61

3 Place: Writing From Occupied Territories

The Specters of a Borrowed Village 75

For Palestine Is Missing from Palestine 78

The Fish Who Became a Shahid 85

Jenin and Homeopathy 91

A Murder Is a Murder Is a Murder: Between Tel Aviv and Bil'in 98

4 Politics: Plea to Jewish Artists

Trust Your Dreams: To Dorit Rabinian 105

Thus Spoke the Left: An Attack on the Manifesto of the National Left 109

The Betrayal of the Peace Camp: To Achinoam Nini 118

From Now On Say I Am a Palestinian Jew: To David Grossman 121

And Who Shall I Say Is Calling? A Plea to Leonard Cohen 125

Come Out of Your Political Closets: To Israeli Filmmakers 130

This Time It's Not Funny! 133

Elemeritary, My Dear Schnabel: Plea to Julian Schnabel 137

What Do You Mean When You Say "Left"? An Answer to Professor Nissim Calderon 141

5 Art: Visual Midrash

An Angel Under Siege: To Hassan Hourani 147

Local Angel: To Walter Benjamin 148

Holy Language, Holy Place: To Franz Rosenzweig 150

Forgiveness: To Jacques Derrida 152

An Angel I Borrowed: To Mahmoud Darwish 153

Stabat Mater: To My Father 154

6 Language: Conversations And Comments

The Jew Is Within You, But You, You Are in the Jew / Slavoj Zizek Zizek, Slavoj 159

What Does a Jew Want? On the Film Local Angel / Slavoj Zizek Zizek, Slavoj 173

"I will tremble the underground": On the Film Forgiveness! / Slavoj Zizek Zizek, Slavoj 179

Angel for a New Place: On the Film Local Ange / Alain Badiou Badiou, Alain 184

The Four Dimensions of Art: On the Film Forgiveness / Alain Badiou Badiou, Alain 188

Existence on the Boundary: On the Film Kashmir: Journey to Freedom / Alain Badiou Badiou, Alain 194

There are some muffins there if you want...A Conversation on Queerness, Precariousness, Binationalism, and BDS / Judith Butler Butler, Judith 204.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780231157582

0231157584

9780231157599

0231157592

OCLC:

678535940