The Palestine-Israeli Conflict - Softcover

Dan Cohn-Sherbok; Cohn-sherbok/el-alami

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9781851682614: The Palestine-Israeli Conflict

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851682619 ISBN 13: 9781851682614

Publisher: Oneworld, 2001

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An American rabbi and a Palestinian lecturer jointly author this innovative introduction to the Middle-East Conflict. The result is a real insight into both the facts and emotions behind the two sides of the debate, and no issue is avoided, however conflict-ridden.

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Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok is a widely published and eminent scholar of Judaism, and Professor of Judaism at the University of Wales. Dawoud El-Alami is a lawyer and lecturer on Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter and a native of Palestine.

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This publication offers a rare insight into the Palestinian-Israeli dilemma while outlining political, religious, historical, and emotional issues in the struggle for peace. It is unique in brilliantly bringing together two authors who represent the two peoples in the conflict: Cohn-Sherbok is Rabbi Professor of Judaism, and El-Alami is a lecturer in Islamic studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter. Each introduces his argument and then offers a rebuttal of the other's position. Cohn-Sherbok views the creation of a Jewish state as a necessity, basing it on a history of anti-Semitism, migration, and the Holocaust. He recounts visions of historical figures such as Theodor Herzl and David Ben-Gurion and the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which permitted the legal acquisition of land. Conversely, El-Alami questions the legality and morality of the land acquisition process and supports the Palestinian struggle. He documents over 2000 years of history, moving through the Ottoman Empire, and points out numerous "secret negotiations and broken promises." Both authors tend to blame the other side, or a third party, but offer some resolutions for settling the impasse. This book would serve as an essential primer in public or academic libraries. Ethan P. Pullman, Univ. of Pittsburgh Lib.
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