Other Israel: Voices of Refusal and Dissent - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565849140 ISBN 13: 9781565849143

Publisher: The New Press, 2004

Synopsis

The Other Israel is an urgent and passionate intervention by Israeli citizens challenging the continued occupation of Palestinian territory and the failed policies of Ariel Sharon’s government. Against a backdrop of increasing violence on both sides, the book presents a broad range of dissenting voices that articulate practical, legal, and moral objections to the occupation. Written from within the throes of the unfolding tragedy, it includes contributions from journalists, novelists, activists, military reservists, and former government officials.

Needed now more than ever, this book challenges narrow American perceptions of public opinion in Israel, and will act as a catalyst in prompting vital debate about the future of Israel and the path to peace for all citizens of the Middle East.

Contributors include: Shulamit Aloni Uri Avnery Ami Ayalon Meron Benvenisti Michael Ben-Yair Yigal Bronner Neta Golan and Ian Urbina Neve Gordon David Grossman Jeff Halper Amira Hass Baruch Kimmerling Aviv Lavie Shamai Leibowitz Gideon Levy Yitzhak Loar Ishai Menuchin Adi Ophir Assaf Oron Ilan Pappé Tanya Reinhart Avi Shlaim Yigal Shochat Ze’ev Sternhell Gila Svirsky Sergio Yahni

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Review:

"This book proves once again that it is possible and even necessary to be critical of the policies of one's government without being considered a traitor." —Daniel Barenboim

"These contributions spell out how and why Sharon's policies have disfigured the prospects for peace, while ravaging the economies of both the Occupied Territories and Israel. . . . Their voices have not received enough attention thus far. It is imperative that they do." —The Washington Post

"A neat volume." —The Economist

Synopsis:

The Other Israel is a sharp condemnation of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, written by more than 30 prominent Israelis. Patriots all, they have written out of concern for their own country's diminishing moral stature and sensitive to the corrupting tendencies of the occupation, which has transformed Israelis from oppressed into oppressors. With the failure of the Sharon administration to bring "peace and security" - as it promised - and the end of the American "Road Map," these voices of informed dissent from the Israeli side are the best hope for a just resolution to the endless bloodshed. Providing a comprehensive overview of the conflict from the perspective of the Israeli peace movement, The Other Israel contains a through introduction to the situation - with maps and several articles laying out the relevant history, from 1948 until the present. Other sections address: dissent in Israel; the movement of military officers, some quite senior, who have refused to perform army service in the Occupied Territories; reports from the ground of the escalating war, and the increasing brutality of Israeli actions in the Territories; and the possibilities for resolution of

About this edition

• Publisher: The New Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1565849140
• ISBN 13: 9781565849143
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Carey Roane, Shainin Jonathan