A Half Century of Occupation
Author | : Gershon Shafir |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2017-04-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520966734 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520966732 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Half Century of Occupation written by Gershon Shafir and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the world’s most polarizing confrontations. Its current phase, Israel’s “temporary” occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, turned a half century old in June 2017. In these timely and provocative essays, Gershon Shafir asks three questions—What is the occupation, why has it lasted so long, and how has it transformed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? His cogent answers illuminate how we got here, what here is, and where we are likely to go. Shafir expertly demonstrates that at its fiftieth year, the occupation is riven with paradoxes, legal inconsistencies, and conflicting interests that weaken the occupiers’ hold and leave the occupation itself vulnerable to challenge.