This book is a legal study prepared by Raja Shehadeh with the assistance of Jonathan Kuttab for the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). It analyzes the legal situation in the West Bank following the Israeli military occupation, including the application of laws and regulations, the legal status of the Palestinian population, the treatment of detainees, and various administrative policies…
This book comprehensively examines the wave of Palestinian uprising known as the Intifada, which began in 1987 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Don Peretz, a leading expert in Middle Eastern studies, explains the political, social, and economic factors that fueled the uprising. The book also highlights the dynamics of Israeli–Palestinian relations, the role of Palestinian political organizati…
This book is not about suicide bombers. Tending one's fields, visiting a relative, going to the hospital: for ordinary Palestinians, such everyday activities require negotiating permits and passes, curfews and closures, "sterile roads" and "seam zones"―bureaucratic hurdles ultimately as deadly as outright military incursion. Not since the late Edward Said has there been such an articulate Ara…
In this monumental work, extensively researched and more relevant than ever, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that exist between Jews and Arabs that have been intensified by war, terrorism, and nationalism. Focusing on the diverse cultures that exist side by side in Israel and Israeli-controlled territories, Shipler examines the process of indoctrination that begins i…