An Israeli in Palestine

Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel

Jeff Halper

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Pluto Press UK
05 July 2010

History; Asian history; Political activism

Israeli anthropologist and activist Jeff Halper throws a harsh light on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the point of view of a critical insider. While the Zionist founders of Israel created a vibrant society, culture and economy, they did so at a high price: Israel could not maintain its exclusive Jewish character without imposing on the country's Palestinian population policies of ethnic cleansing, occupation and discrimination, expressed most graphically in its ongoing demolition of thousands of Palestinian homes, both inside Israel and in the Occupied Territories.

An Israeli in Palestine records Halper's journey 'beyond the membrane' that shields his people from the harsh realities of Palestinian life to his 'discovery' that he was actually living in another country: Palestine. Without dismissing the legitimacy of his own country, he realises that Israel is defined by its oppressive relationship to the Palestinians.

This second edition is includes an epilogue gauging the chances for peace after the failed Annapolis process.

By: Jeff Halper
Imprint: Pluto Press UK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 458g
ISBN: 9780745330716
ISBN 10: 0745330711
Publication Date: 05 July 2010
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Illustrations and Maps Introduction: Getting It and Going There Part I: Comprehending Oppression 1. The Making of a Critical Israeli 2. The Message of the Bulldozers Part II: The Sources Of Oppression 3. The Impossible Dream: Constructing a Jewish Ethnocracy in Palestine 4. Dispossession (Nishul): Ethnocracy’s Handmaiden 5. The Narrative of Exodus Part III: The Structure Of Oppression 6. Expanding Dispossession: The Occupation and the Matrix of Control 7. Concluding Dispossession: Oslo and Unilateral Separation Part IV: Overcoming Oppression 8. Redeeming Israel 9. What About Terrorism? 10. Apartheid, Warehousing Or…. 11. Where Do We Go From Here? Appendices Bibliography Further Resources Index

Reviews for An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel

Jeff Halper's book, like his life's work, is an inspiration. Drawing on his many years of directly challenging Israel's treatment of the Palestinians, he offers one of the most insightful analyses of the occupation I've read. His voice cries out to be heard. -- Jonathan Cook, author of Blood and Religion (2006) and Israel and the Clash of Civilisations (2008)