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Book SynopsisThe former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine brings his life's work together to discuss how the region can find peace
Trade Review'For almost half a century ... Falk has brought powerful moral and legal insights to debates about order and justice in world politics' -- Foreign Affairs
'Falk's contributions combine unparalleled experience and scholarship. This is a wonderful synthesis of his work on Palestine and Israel in a single and accessible volume' -- Noura Erekat, Human Rights Attorney and Assistant Professor, George Mason University
'For anyone desiring a comprehensive and detailed insight into the dynamics of legitimate Palestinian struggle against Israeli colonial violence, this book is highly recommended' -- Middle East Monitor
'Offers a dose of much needed optimism and hope to the cause' -- Middle East Journal
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Preface
Part I: Palestine’s Emergent Imaginary
1. Parameters of Struggle
2. Oslo Diplomacy: A Legal Historical Perspective
3. Rethinking the Palestinian Future
4. The Emergent Palestinian Imaginary
Part II: Palestine’s Legitimacy War
5. Violence and Nonviolence in the Palestinian Human Rights Struggle (co-authored with Victoria Mason)
6. International Law, Apartheid, and Israeli Responses to BDS
7. Palestinian Lawfare and the Search for a Just Peace
8. Palestine Becomes a State
9. Seeking Vindication at the International Criminal Court
Part III: Zionism and Anti-Semitism in the International Arena
10. Zionism and the United Nations
11. The US State Department, the Definition of Anti-Semitism, and Edward Said’s Humanism
Part IV: Edward Said’s Voice and Legacy
12. The Failed Peace Process: A Prophetic Indictment
13. Palestine as a “Lost Cause”
Notes
References
Index
