Phyllis Bennis

Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (eBook, ePUB)

A Primer

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

If you have ever wondered "Why is there so much violence in the Middle East?", "Who are the Palestinians?", "What are the occupied territories?" or "What does Israel want?", then this is the book for you. With straightforward language, Phyllis Bennis, longtime analyst of the region, answers basic questions about Israel and Israelis, Palestine and Palestinians, the US and the Middle East, Zionism and anti-Semitism; about complex issues ranging from the Oslo peace process to the election of Hamas to the Goldstone Report and the Palestinians' UN initiatives. Together her answers provide a comprehensive understanding of the longstanding PalestinianIsraeli conflict. This new edition includes sections on the continuing settlement crisis, the UN statehood bid and UNESCO, Palestine in the Arab Spring, BDS and the Palestinian nonviolent movements, the Israeli elections, and what's ahead. Sections include: The Crisis; The Other Players: The Role of the US, the UN, the Arab States, and Europe; Recent History: Rising Violence; Looking Backward (1900-1991); The Future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781623710255
• Artikelnr.: 38338133

Autorenporträt

Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC and the author of numerous books on the Middle East, the UN, and US foreign policy. She serves as international adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace, and was twice short-listed to become the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.