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Book Synopsis“Of all the crimes to which Palestinians have been subjected through a century of bitter tragedy, perhaps none are more cruel than the silencing of their voices. The suffering has been most extreme, criminal, and grotesque in Gaza, where Ghada Ageel was one of the victims from childhood. This collection of essays is a poignant cry for justice, far too long delayed.” —Noam Chomsky There are more than two sides to the conflict between Palestine and Israel. There are millions. Millions of lives, voices, and stories behind the enduring struggle in Israel and Palestine. Yet, the easy binary of Palestine vs. Israel on which the media so often relies for context effectively silences the lived experiences of people affected by the strife. Ghada Ageel sought leading experts—Palestinian and Israeli, academic and activist—to gather stories that humanize the historic processes of occupation, displacement, colonization, and, most controversially, apartheid. Historians, scholars and students of colonialism and Israel-Palestine studies, and anyone interested in more nuanced debate, will want to read this book. Foreword by Richard Falk. Contributors: Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Ghada Ageel, Huwaida Arraf, Abigail B. Bakan, Ramzy Baroud, Samar El-Bekai, James Cairns, Edward C. Corrigan, Susan Ferguson, Keith Hammond, Rela Mazali, Sherene Razack, Tali Shapiro, Reem Skeik, Rafeef Ziadah.
Trade Review"Apartheid in Palestine is an anthology of analytical writings sharply critical of Israel's treatment of its Palestinian Arab population. Contributors include Palestinians who voice their frustrations and decry human rights abuses; Jewish Israeli citizens who openly criticize the government's ongoing policies; academics; activists; and more. An index rounds out this thought-provoking testimonial, recommended for scholars, historians, students and anyone interested in reviewing anti-occupation perspectives on the Israel-Palestinian debate." * The International Studies Shelf, Library Bookwatch *
"Apartheid in Palestine is a collection of essays that both humanize and analyze issues of occupation, displacement, colonization, and apartheid.... However, far from being inflammatory, these stories of struggle are balanced in their presentations, including authors that are Palestinian, Israeli, activists, academics, and people who have lived in the region and witnessed that which they seek to tell the world. Ageel herself is a third-generation Palestinian refugee, born and raised in the Khan Younis Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip.... Regardless of what position you hold with regard to Israel and Palestine, this is an important and challenging read that presents perspectives worthy of study and discussion." [Full post athttp://www.iheartedmonton.org/2016/05/review-apartheid-in-palestine-hard-laws.html] -- Paula E. Kirman
“In the book Apartheid in Palestine, Ghada Ageel has gathered a group of essays about Israel’s policy of occupation. The authors are Jewish, Christian and Muslim. They are of various nationalities—American, Canadian, Israeli and Palestinian. Some are the descendants of families who have been displaced by Israeli policies. They shed much light on what is now taking place in the occupied territories and whether ‘apartheid’ is an appropriate term to describe the current situation…. Those who seek to make sense of what is certain to be a continuing discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would do well to read [this book].” [http://jewishcurrents.org/is-the-israeli-occupation-moving-towards-apartheid/] -- Allan C. Brownfeld * Jewish currents *
Table of ContentsForeword // Richard Falk Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Indigenous Voices 1 | Beit Daras Once upon a Land // Ghada Ageel 2 | I am from there, I am from here // Reem Skeik 3 | Palestine Via Dolorosa // Samar El-Bekai 4 | The Man with the White Beard Uniting the Palestinian Narrative // Ramzy Baroud Part II Activist Views 5 | International Solidarity and the Palestinian Freedom Struggle // Huwaida Arraf 6 | Palestine Calling Notes on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement // Rafeef Ziadah 7 | Culture of Resistance Why We Need You to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction Israel // Tali Shapiro 8 | Complicit Dissent, Dissenting Complicity A Story and Its Context // Rela Mazali Part III Academic and Expert Insights 9 | Israel’s Legitimacy? Time for a European Moratorium // Keith Hammond 10 | Israeli Apartheid, Canada, and Freedom of Expression // Abigail B. Bakan & Yasmeen Abu-Laban 11 | Political Truths The Case of Pro-Palestine Discourse in Canada // James Cairns & Susan Ferguson 12 | A Hole in the Wall, A Rose at a Checkpoint The Spatiality of Occupied Palestine // Sherene Razack 13 | Israel and Apartheid A Framework for Legal Analysis // Edward C. Corrigan Contributors Index
