Abstract
This statement made by Israel’s prime minister in reviewing his government’s achievements during its first hundred days should make most observers of the Zionist-Palestinian conflict rub their eyes in disbelief. Could it be that the hard-line leader of Likud and the Jewish state believes in a peaceful two-state solution?
This chapter sheds light on this putative policy shift by placing it within the changing political geography of Israel/Palestine, where two contradictory trends are evident. On the one hand, Zionist leaders are declaring their support for peace through Palestinian statehood accompanied by some incidents of Israeli territorial withdrawals. On the other...
This chapter sheds light on this putative policy shift by placing it within the changing political geography of Israel/Palestine, where two contradictory trends are evident. On the one hand, Zionist leaders are declaring their support for peace through Palestinian statehood accompanied by some incidents of Israeli territorial withdrawals. On the other...
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Pretending Democracy |
| Subtitle of host publication | Israel, and Ethnocratic State |
| Editors | Naeem Jeenah |
| Publisher | Afro-Middle East Centre |
| Pages | 95-116 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780992199838 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780620540421 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2012 |