After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine

by Antony Loewenstein (Editor), Ahmed Moor (Editor)

Overview

After Zionism brings together some of the world's leading thinkers on the Middle East question to dissect the century-long conflict between Zionism and the Palestinians, and to explore possible forms of a one-state solution. Time has run out for the two-state solution because of the unending and permanent Jewish colonisation of Palestinian land. Although deep mistrust exists on both sides of the conflict, growing numbers of Palestinians and Israelis, Jews and Arabs are working together to forge a different, unified future. Progressive and realist ideas are at last gaining a foothold in the discourse, while those influenced by the colonial era have been discredited or abandoned. Whatever the political solution may be, Palestinian and Israeli lives are intertwined, enmeshed, irrevocably. This daring and timely collection includes essays by Omar Barghouti, Diana Buttu, Jonathan Cook, Joseph Dana, Jeremiah Haber, Jeff Halper, Ghada Karmi, Saree Makdisi, John Mearsheimer, Ilan Pappe, Sara Roy and Phil Weiss. '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, author of The Shock Doctrine

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863567391
Publisher:	Saqi Books
Publication date:	01/16/2024
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Antony Loewenstein is an Australian journalist, activist and blogger. He is the author of two bestselling books, My Israel Question, and The Blogging Revolution. He has written for the Guardian, the Nation, Huffington Post, Haaretz and other prominent publications.

Ahmed Moor is a Palestinian-American journalist, blogger and activist. He has written for the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, the Guardian and Al Jazeera English. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Presence, Memory and Denial Ahmed Moor 13

2 The State of Denial: The Nakba in the Israeli Zionist Landscape Ilan Pappe 23

3 Reconfiguring Palestine: A Way Forward? Sara Roy 43

4 Success in Oslo: The Bantustanisation of Palestinian Territories Diana Buttu 70

5 The Power of Narrative: Reimagining the Palestinian Struggle Saree Makdisi 90

6 Protest and Privilege Joseph Dana 101

7 Beyond Regional Peace to Global Reality Jeff Halper 115

8 The Future of Palestine: Righteous Jews vs. the New Afrikaners John J. Mearsheimer 135

9 Israel's Liberal Myths Jonathan Cook 154

10 The Contract Phil Weiss 170

11 Zionist Media Myths Unveiling Antony Loewenstein 184

12 A Secular Democratic State in Historic Palestine: Self-Determination through Ethical Decolonisation Omar Barghouti 194

13 How Feasible is the One-State Solution? Ghada Karmi 210

14 Zionism After Israel Jeremiah Haber 220

About the contributors 235

Notes 239

Acknowledgements 256

Editorial Reviews

It's hard to imagine that these 14 essays seeking to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will change many minds, but that is the hope. The very title will be off-putting to almost all supporters of Israel, and the editors make clear in their introduction that the issue isn't whether a two-state solution is practical at this stage, but that such an approach is inherently unjust. In that sense even-handedness is not the order of the day here, but within this particular frame Loewenstein and Moor present a set of diverse perspectives that challenge the unacceptable status quo while critiquing both Israeli and Palestinian leaders. UCLA Professor Saree Makdisi's "The Power of Narrative: Reimagining the Palestinian Struggle," is a typical entry. He rightfully asks, "Is it really 'realistic' or 'pragmatic' to expect Palestinians to determine their rights and articulate their aspirations on the basis of what Israelis deem to be acceptable?" At a time when Israeli society has shifted increasingly to the right and narrowed the acceptable limits of conversation, this volume offers valuable contributions to a debate that should be front and center, yet is confined to ever-smaller margins. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly