Is the Two-State Solution Already Dead? - Hardcover
Books on the Palestinian conflict tend to focus on one historical period and blame one side or another for the Palestinians' predicament. This work fills the need for a source that tells a comprehensive story of the conflict since the nineteenth century, when Zionism was conceived in Europe and Palestine was home for Arab majority and very small Jewish minority. It reviews and analyzes the histories of Arab nationalism, Zionism, Palestinian nationalism, and the roles played by Jordan and Egypt in the Palestinian conflict over the years.
In this history of Palestine, the author shows that both sides of the conflict as well as the international community share the blame for the failure to bring the issue to a just conclusion. Most of the responsibility, he says, lies at the door of the Palestinian leaders themselves, who seem to suffer from institutionalized incompetence in dealing with the Israelis; and the Israelis are to be blamed for their refusal to transform their colonial enterprise into reconciliation politics by acknowledging the claims of the indigenous Palestinian people. At the same time, there is every sign that this impasse was deliberately created at the outset by the international community, led by Great Britain, in the endless game of divide and rule.
Unlike many optimistic writers who expect US President Barack Obama and his administration to find a just solution to the conflict, the author concludes that the Obama Administration would have to reverse the traditional US policy in the Middle East entirely if it is to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Delving into the historical background behind all the parties to the issue, the book provides much-needed background for understanding news events today and basic information that even human rights activists and peace organizations may not have fully appreciated.
Throughout, the author seeks to transcend his ethnicity and deal fairly with the positions of people holding different worldviews.
In this history of Palestine, the author shows that both sides of the conflict as well as the international community share the blame for the failure to bring the issue to a just conclusion. Most of the responsibility, he says, lies at the door of the Palestinian leaders themselves, who seem to suffer from institutionalized incompetence in dealing with the Israelis; and the Israelis are to be blamed for their refusal to transform their colonial enterprise into reconciliation politics by acknowledging the claims of the indigenous Palestinian people. At the same time, there is every sign that this impasse was deliberately created at the outset by the international community, led by Great Britain, in the endless game of divide and rule.
Unlike many optimistic writers who expect US President Barack Obama and his administration to find a just solution to the conflict, the author concludes that the Obama Administration would have to reverse the traditional US policy in the Middle East entirely if it is to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Delving into the historical background behind all the parties to the issue, the book provides much-needed background for understanding news events today and basic information that even human rights activists and peace organizations may not have fully appreciated.
Throughout, the author seeks to transcend his ethnicity and deal fairly with the positions of people holding different worldviews.
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About the Author:
Hasan Afif El-Hasan was born in Beit-Eiba, a small Palestinian village near the city of Nablus, when Palestine was under the British Mandate. He lived through the 1948 Arab Israeli war, then the annexation of the West Bank to Jordan. He witnessed the defeat of the Arab armies, the exodus of the Palestinians, the total dissolution of their community and the ensuing chaos in the 1948 war. The Iraqi military contingent camp was on his village's land in 1948 but did nothing. Asked why his unit was not helping the Egyptian military to defend Palestine, the Iraqi commanding officer replied, 'We have no orders to fight.' This inspired a lifelong passion to decipher what was going on beneath the surface of events.
After completing high school in the West Bank, Mr. El-Hasan earned his teaching credentials in Nablus and taught math and science in its secondary schools. Later he came to the United States, where he earned a B.S. degree in electronics engineering and enjoyed a successful career in technology. He then earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Riverside.
Mr. El-Hasan contributes articles to on-line publications including Palestine Chronicle.
Review:
After completing high school in the West Bank, Mr. El-Hasan earned his teaching credentials in Nablus and taught math and science in its secondary schools. Later he came to the United States, where he earned a B.S. degree in electronics engineering and enjoyed a successful career in technology. He then earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Riverside.
Mr. El-Hasan contributes articles to on-line publications including Palestine Chronicle.
Political analyst and journalist El-Hasan's work can be found published in Al-Ahram, PalestineChronical.com, and other print and online media. Born in Palestine while it was still ruled under the British Mandate, and having lived through the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and the annexation of the West Bank to Jordan, he offers students, academics, and scholars an insider's perspective on the historical and ideological background of the Israelis and the Palestinians, that led to the present state of conflict. El-Hasan argues that in order to establish a sovereign Palestinian state, the Palestinians must end factionalism, the Israeli electorate political orientation must move away from the ideology of conquest, and the US must transform its traditional Middle East policy from blind support of Israel into an even-handed approach. He concludes by reviewing nonviolent options that the Palestinians might consider if the two-state solution is declared dead. --©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR
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- PublisherAlgora Publishing
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0875867936
- ISBN 13 9780875867939
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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