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After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine

19 August '14

Review “Nothing will change until we are capable of imagining a radically different future. By bringing together many of the clearest and most ethical thinkers about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this book gives us the intellectual tools we need to do just that. Courageous and exciting.” –Naomi Klein Product Description After Zionism brings together some of […]

The Other Side of Israel:

04 August '14

Review ‘“The Other Side of Israel” is a deeply troubling book. It should be read by anyone who wants to understand the reality of life for the Arab citizens of Israel. Susan Nathan’s story bears witness to the shameful discrimination routinely practiced against them by the Israeli authorities. Her experience transforms her from an ardent […]

The Road Map to Nowhere: Israel/Palestine Since 2003

01 August '14

Review “Tanya Reinhart’s informative and chilling analysis could hardly be more timely. It should be read and considered with care, and taken very seriously.”–Noam Chomsky About the Author Tanya Reinhart is a professor of linguistics and cultural studies at Tel Aviv University and at the University of Utrecht. She has had a regular column in […]

The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Beginner’s Guide

01 August '14

Amazon Review Of all the intractable and inflammatory world conflicts, those of the Middle East must rank fairly high. Cohn-Sherbok and El-Alami’s Palestine-Israeli Conflict: a Beginner’s Guide must be equally highly ranked as one of the best introductory guides to the issue. Author of a number of key titles on Judaism and Jewish issues, Dan Cohn-Sherbok uses […]

Unholy Alliance: Religion and Atrocity in Our Time

01 August '14

In this disturbing book Marc Ellis, whom Rosemary Ruether has described as perhaps the most important contemporary Jewish theologian, examines the way in which religion has often been associated with violence, repression, war and vengeance. The book begins with the massacre in Hebron in 1994, perpetrated by a religious Jew, and the assasination of Yitzhak […]

Arab and Jew

20 May '14

This is an examination of the intricate relationships that have evolved between Arabs and Jews as they have dwelled together in Israel and in territories under Israeli control. The author presents a portrait of people whose perceptions have been changed by war, religion, nationalism and political conflict. The author’s purpose is not to travel over […]

Resurrecting Empire

20 May '14

Review ‘Myth shattering’ — The New York Times – About the Author Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies and director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University and is an internationally recognized authority on the history of the Middle East. He is the author of ‘Palestinian Identity’, ‘The Origins of Arab Nationalism’ […]