Overview

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the longest, ongoing hot-and-cold war of the 20th and 21st centuries. It has produced more refugees than any current conflict, generating fully one quarter of all refugees worldwide. Everyone knows that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is important itself, and is also fueling tensions throughout the Middle East. Yet most people shy away from this conflict, claiming it is just too complicated to understand.

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A wonderfully well documented book that should be the text for universal history classes. -LA Progressive Professor Spangler's quest for historical and political understanding takes us on a brave and intimate journey into the consequences of Jewish privilege and Jewish victimhood, the agendas of imperial superpowers, and the Palestinian struggle for self-determination. -Alice Rothchild, MD, author of Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience, and producer and director of documentary film, Voices Across the Divide A sharp, poignant, well-documented dossier [that] provides readers with all the most-needed facts to grasp the conflict and get involved. -Sam Bahour, co-editor of Homeland: Oral Histories of Palestine and Palestinians and business development consultant and activist based in Palestine This one is exceptional! It recounts a historical tale; it provides theoretical underpinnings; it does comparative work; it examines all the details and aspects of ongoing debates; and it brings all to life with real-life stories ... the wonder of this book is its insistence on hope-not a naive, idealistic hope, but one accompanied by a tool-box for concrete action that might right the wrongs of this tragic tale. -Anat Biletzki, Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University and Albert Schweitzer Professor of Philosophy, Quinnipiac University; Chairperson of B'Tselem, 2001-2006 Here also are two interviews Professor Spangler has conducted on this book so far in 2015: -With Aaron Perry, Madison Wisconsin: http://www.wortfm.org/eve-spangler-understanding-israelpalestine-race-nation-and-human-rights-in-the-conflict/ -With Bill Newman, in Northampton, MA: http://whmp.com/podcasts/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/

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Eve Spangler is a sociologist and a human and civil rights activist. For the last decade, her work has focused on the Israel/Palestine conflict. She argues that human rights are the neglected standards that could lead to a just and sustainable solution. See more at evespangler.com.

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