The Case for Israel - Hardcover

Dershowitz, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047146502X ISBN 13: 9780471465027

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel′s rights, supported by indisputable evidence.

• Presents a passionate look at what Israel′s accusers and detractors are saying about this war–torn country.
• Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument with hard facts.
• Widely respected as a civil libertarian, legal educator, and defense attorney extraordinaire, Alan Dershowitz has also been a passionate though not uncritical supporter of Israel.

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Review

Noting that he has been working on versions of these arguments since 1967, famed Harvard law professor Dershowitz offers "a proactive defense of Israel," a kind of amicus brief to "the court of public opinion." Not least among the exhibits are a WWII–era Muslim Palestinian leader who was "a full fledged Nazi war criminal, and he was so declared at Nuremberg"; a "vastly under populated" late 19th–century Palestine, to which European Jews began emigrating; and a 75–year–long Arab–Israel war that features "Arab nations dedicated to genocidal aggression against civilians." Each of the 32 chapters begins with a commonly heard accusation against Israel, with long quotes from reputable "Accusers" (including newspapers and intellectuals), followed by "The Reality" as Dershowitz sees it, and "The Proof," often drawing on the historical record. With a 150,000 first printing, a $150,000 marketing budget, a Today Show appearance on September 4 and an author tour, expect lots of discussion. (Sept. 2) ( Publishers Weekly, August 4, 2003)

"...I recommend even more strongly [then The New Anti Semitism and A New Anti Semitism?] the handbook The Case for Israel..." (Sunday Telegraph, 5 October 2003)

"Dershowitz is especially effective at pointing to the hypocrisy of many of Israel′s critics." (The New York Times – Book Review, November 9th, 2003)

"...It should be read by all who seek to be genuinely informed on the Middle East conflict..." (The Jewish Chronicle, 9 January 2004)

"...I recommend even more strongly [then The New Anti Semitism and A New Anti Semitism?] the handbook The Case for Israel..." ( Sunday Telegraph, 5 October 2003)

"Dershowitz is especially effective at pointing to the hypocrisy of many of Israel′s critics." (The New York Times – Book Review, November 9th, 2003)

"...It should be read by all who seek to be genuinely informed on the Middle East conflict..." (The Jewish Chronicle, 9 January 2004)

From the Back Cover

"Alan Dershowitz’s detailed and penetrating analysis of the issues that fuel the continuing war in Israel should be read by everyone interested in reaching a fair conclusion as to how that tragic conflict should be ended. Every charge leveled by Israel’s opponents is dealt with lucidly and convincingly by one of the nation’s brightest minds and most effective advocates."
Mario M. Cuomo

"The Jewish nation of Israel stands accused in the dock of international justice. The charges include being a criminal state, the prime violator of human rights, the mirror–image of Nazism, and the most intransigent barrier to peace in the Middle East. Throughout the world from the chambers of the United Nations, to the campuses of universities Israel is singled out for condemnation, divestment, boycott, and demonization. Its leaders are threatened with prosecution as war criminals. Its supporters are charged with dual loyalty and parochialism.

"The time has come for a proactive defense of Israel to be offered in the court of public opinion. In this book, I offer such a defense not of every Israeli policy or action, but of its basic right to exist, to protect its citizens from terrorism, and to defend its borders from hostile enemies. I also try to present a realistic picture of Israel, warts and all, as a flourishing multiethnic democracy, similar in many ways to the United States, that affords all of its citizens Jews, Muslims, and Christians far better lives and opportunities than those afforded by any Arab or Muslim nation. Most important, I argue that those who single out Israel for unique criticism not directed against countries with far worse human rights records are themselves guilty of international bigotry. . . . But when the Jewish nation is the only one criticized for faults that are far worse among other nations, such criticism crosses the line from fair to foul, from acceptable to anti–Semitic."
from The Case for Israel

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 047146502X
• ISBN 13: 9780471465027
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272