Speaking the Truth: Zionism, Israel, and Occupation - Softcover

Rev. Dr. Michael Prior

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566565774 ISBN 13: 9781566565776

Publisher: Olive Branch Press, 2004

Synopsis

"In our struggle for justice and peace in South Africa we had to learn to speak—and listen to—hard truths. Our experience should encourage all who strive for justice and peace in the Holy Land. My visits to the Holy Land remind me so much of South Africa: apartheid is back, complete with the ‘Separation Wall’ and bantustans. History, it seems, repeats itself. Yet, if peace could come to South Africa, surely it can come also to the Holy Land. I welcome this book that exposes some of the hardest truths about Israel-Palestine. The distinguished contributors—from Israel, Palestine, the US, the UK and Ireland, women and men, Jews, Christians and Muslims—speak their Truth. Reconciliation will follow later." -- From the Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

In this collection of original essays, 12 internationally respected scholars and experts examine the ethical and strategic issues of the Palestine-Israel conflict, and offer us a rare window into the realities behind Israel’s military occupation. It is an essential resource for anyone who wishes to understand the causes, underlying tensions, injustices and the tragically ongoing occupation.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD—Desmond Tutu

ZIONISM AND THE CHALLENGE OF HISTORICAL TRUTH AND MORALITY—Michael Prior

ZIONISM, CHRISTIANITY AND THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT—Herman Ruether and Rosemary Radford Ruether

STATE OF DENIAL: THE NAKBAH IN ISRAELI HISTORY AND TODAY—Ilan Pappé

WHY WE REMEMBER DEIR YASSIN—Daniel McGowan

THE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN EMBASSY, JERUSALEM: A CASE STUDY IN POLITICAL CHRISTIAN ZIONISM—Stephen Sizer

MAINSTREAM CHRISTIAN ZIONISM—Peter Miano

POLITICS AND MULTI-FAITH IN THE HOLY LAND: A CHALLENGE FOR CHRISTIANS— Duncan Macpherson

THEOLOGIZING, TRUTH AND PEACEMAKING IN THE PALESTINIAN EXPERIENCE—Jean Zaru

SPEAKING THE TRUTH TO JEWS—Paul Eisen

THE RIGHT OF RETURN AND ITS DETRACTORS—Naseer Aruri

WAKING THE SLEEPING GIANT—Betsy Barlow

About this title

About the Author

Rev. Dr. Michael Prior, CM, is Professor of Bible and Theology at St. Mary's College at the University of Surrey in England, where he is also Senior Research Fellow in Holy Land Studies. He is the editor of Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal and the author of numerous books, including Christians in the Holy Land (1994), Western Scholarship and the History of Palestine (1998), Zionism and the State of Israel: A Moral Inquiry (1999), Holy Land - Hollow Jubilee: God, Justice and the Palestinians (1999), and They Came and They Saw: Western Christian Experiences of the Holy Land (2000).

Edition details

• Publisher: Olive Branch Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566565774
• ISBN 13: 9781566565776
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256