An Israeli in Palestine : resisting dispossession, redeeming Israel / Jeff Halper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halper, Jeff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestinian Arabs--West Bank--Social conditions.

Palestinian Arabs.

Palestinian Arabs--Government policy--Israel.

Wrecking--Political aspects--West Bank.

Wrecking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press in association with ICAHD, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

pt. 1. Comprehending oppression

pt. 2. The sources of oppression

pt. 3. The structure of oppression

pt. 4. Overcoming oppression.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783714162

1783714166

9781849645706

1849645701

OCLC:

730517924