Bibliograph

Can we talk about Israel?, a guide for the curious, confused, and conflicted, Daniel Sokatch ; illustrated by Christopher Noxon

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Can we talk about Israel?, a guide for the curious, confused, and conflicted, Daniel Sokatch ; illustrated by Christopher Noxon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Can we talk about Israel?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Daniel Sokatch ; illustrated by Christopher Noxon

Sub title

a guide for the curious, confused, and conflicted

Summary

"From the expert who understands both sides of one of the world's most complex, controversial conflicts, a modern-day Guide for the Perplexed--a primer on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian issue."--, Provided by publisherSokatch is the head of the New Israel Fund, an organization dedicated to equality and democracy for all Israelis, not just Jews. Well-versed on the Israeli conflict, he attempts to explain why Israel-- and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict-- inspires such extreme feelings. His provides an easy-to-read yet penetrating and original look at the history and basic contours of one of the most complicated conflicts in the world

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Part one: What's going on? Jews and Israel : where do we start? -- The Zionist idea : organizing, immigrating, building (1860s-1917) -- Wait, there were people here : what about the Palestinians? -- The British are coming : World War I, the Balfour Declaration, and the establishment of the British Mandate (1917-39) -- Israel and the Nakba : independence and catastrophe (1947-49) -- The dispossessed -- The Fifties : state building and Suez -- The big bang : the 1967 war and the reality it created -- Roller coaster : from the Yom Kippur War to the First Intifada (1968-87) -- Shaking it off : the First Intifada -- Israel is waiting for Rabin -- As the clever hopes expire : the end of Oslo -- The bulldozer's last surprise -- The democracy recession -- Part two: Why is it so hard to talk about Israel? The map is not the territory -- Israel's Arab citizens : shared society or segregation? -- A love story? Israel and the American Jewish community -- The settlements -- What we talk about when we talk about BDS -- The A-word -- The other A-word -- Red cows in the heartland : Israel and armageddon -- The case for hope -- A lexicon of the conflict

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