The New Intifada: Resisting Israel’s Apartheid - Hardcover

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9781859846346: The New Intifada: Resisting Israel’s Apartheid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859846343 ISBN 13: 9781859846346

Publisher: Verso Books, 2001

Frustrated by the failure of the peace process to end the occupation, the Palestinian population of Israel and the Occupied Territories rose up on 29 September 2000. Here a group of leading spokespeople, many involved in the conflict, trace the course of the uprising and its consequences.

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Review:

"The first time Beit Jala was shelled, people were surprised and wondered what had happened ... now Israel is threatening to blockade the Palestinian areas and prevent us from getting water, electricity, or fuel ... Children are the first victims of all this. No wonder they don't laugh from their hearts anymore. They've lost their childhoods, and their crime is that they are Palestinian."--Patricia Al-Teet, school student, Beit Jala, the West Bank

From the Back Cover:

In these pages, a group of writers and analysts, many of them directly involved in the conflict, trace the origins of the uprising, its consequences for the Palestinian people and the Israeli state, and its likely impact on the future of peace in the Middle East. They discuss the role of the United States in the conflict, pick apart the fraudulence of the Oslo accords, examine the brutal response of Barak and Sharon governments, and critically appraise the strategy of the Palestinian leadership. In addition, several contributors provide eloquent first-hand reports from the front-line of the Intifada - from the streets of Jerusalem and Gaza, to refugee camps in Lebanon and schools on the West Bank. Photographs provide searing testimony to the heroism and costs of the resistance. Maps illustrate the stranglehold Israel continues to exert over the Palestinian territories. The case for an international grassroots movement in support of Palestinian rights is made with urgency and persuasive clarity.

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