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Blood and religion : the unmasking of the Jewish and democratic state /
Former Guardian and Observer journalist explores the real reasons behind the Gaza pullout -- arguing demography is the heart of the issue.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Ann Arbor, MI :
Pluto Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Map; Introduction: The Glass Wall; A preference for deceptive borders; Two philosophies: the Iron Wall vs the Glass Wall; Behind the 'benevolent' Glass Wall; Decades of silent oppression; A history of Arab quiescence; The threat of a state of all its citizens; Separate nationalities, unequal citizens; The Jewish state defined; Israel's pact between the religious and secular; The empty symbolism of the Arab vote; Democratisation as sedition; Barak: protests were 'on behalf of Arafat'; The missing key to understanding the conflict.
- Creating a new image of benevolence1 Israel's Fifth Column; The Camp David stalemate over Jerusalem; Gen. Malka exposes Israel's intifada myths; Parallel wars by Israel's army and police; A culture of racism in the security forces; Jewish protests handled differently; Cover-up over Wissam Yazbak's death; Incitement by the Hebrew media builds; Evidence of police brutality overlooked; Barak refines his 'second front' theory; A desperate attempt to win back voters; 2 A False Reckoning; Bereaved families seek a fair hearing; Murder in an olive grove remains a mystery.
- 'Unified response' to explain Arab deathsCommander Alik Ron's security obsessions; Shin Bet identifies the 'enemy within'; Operation Magic Tune sets the stage; Barak and Ben Ami's roles clarified; Inquiry fails to find the culprits; Justice Ministry stalls new investigation; The 'fifth column' libel stands; 3 The Battle of Numbers; The need for 'a massive Jewish majority'; Gaza and fear of the apartheid comparison; A Jewish consensus emerges; The birth of a new Benny Morris; The Israeli Arab time bomb; Zionism's long demographic nightmare; Heroine mothers of the Jewish state.
- Rethinking the idea of citizenshipPolitical tide turns towards transfer; Policies seek to cut the number of non-Jews; Israel changes its Nationality Law; Amnon Rubinstein comes to the rescue; 4 Redrawing the Green Line; The goal of Greater Israel; Deceptions of the Oslo peace process; Barak's two-state map at Camp David; A unilateral border for the Jewish state; Panic as the US unveils the Road Map; Sharon becomes a convert to disengagement; Disciples of Gen. Yigal Allon; Possible goals of disengagement; Israel's vision is of ethnic separation; Justifying ethnic cleansing.
- Conclusion: Zionism and the Glass WallA Jewish terrorist is not a real terrorist; An Arab Israeli is not a real Israeli; Secular religious divide replaces political divide; Moves to avoid civil war among Jews; The 'family' against the Arab intruder; Appendix: "We're like visitors in our own country"; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.