Intimate enemies: Jews and Arabs in a shared land
As Israelis and Palestinians negotiate separation and division of their land, Meron Benvenisti, former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, maintains that any expectations for "peaceful partition" are doomed. In his controversial book, he raises the possibility of a confederation of Israel/Palestine...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]
University of Californiarnia Press
1995
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| In: | Year: 1995 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Palestine issue
B Jews / Palestine / Arabs B Palestine issue / History 1990-1993 |
| Further subjects: | B
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Israel)
B World order B Israel Treaties, etc Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah (1993 September 13) B Intifada, 1987-1993 B Arabs B International conflict B Peaceful coexistence B Israel Politics and government B Palestine B Palestinian Arabs B Religious conflict B Palestine issue B Jews B Minority question B Cause B Reconciliation B Problem solving B Israel B Settlement of dispute B Bibliography B Arab-Israeli conflict 1973-1993 |
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| Summary: | As Israelis and Palestinians negotiate separation and division of their land, Meron Benvenisti, former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, maintains that any expectations for "peaceful partition" are doomed. In his controversial book, he raises the possibility of a confederation of Israel/Palestine, the only solution that he feels will bring lasting peace. The seven million people in the territory between Jordan and the Mediterranean are mutually dependent regarding employment, water, land use, ecology, transportation, and all other spheres of human activity. Each side, Benvenisti says, must accept the reality that two national entities are living within one geopolitical entity-- their conflict is intercommunal and will not be resolved by population transfers or land partition. A geographer and historian by training, Benvenisti conveys the perspective of both Israeli and Palestinian communities. He recognizes the great political and ideological resistance to a confederation, but argues that there are Israeli Jews and Palestinians who can envision an undivided land, where attachment to a common homeland is stronger than militant tribalism and segregation in national ghettos. Acknowledging that equal coexistence between Israeli and Palestinian may yet be an impossible dream, he insists that such a dream deserves a place in any negotiations As Israelis and Palestinians negotiate separation and division of their land, Meron Benvenisti, former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, maintains that any expectations for "peaceful partition" are doomed. In his controversial book, he raises the possibility of a confederation of Israel/Palestine, the only solution that he feels will bring lasting peace. The seven million people in the territory between Jordan and the Mediterranean are mutually dependent regarding employment, water, land use, ecology, transportation, and all other spheres of human activity. Each side, Benvenisti says, must accept the reality that two national entities are living within one geopolitical entity-- their conflict is intercommunal and will not be resolved by population transfers or land partition. A geographer and historian by training, Benvenisti conveys the perspective of both Israeli and Palestinian communities. He recognizes the great political and ideological resistance to a confederation, but argues that there are Israeli Jews and Palestinians who can envision an undivided land, where attachment to a common homeland is stronger than militant tribalism and segregation in national ghettos. Acknowledging that equal coexistence between Israeli and Palestinian may yet be an impossible dream, he insists that such a dream deserves a place in any negotiations |
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| Item Description: | Rev. English version of: Meḥol ha-ḥaradot Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0520085671 |