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Book SynopsisThe Israeli peace movement has been in decline since the 2000s. In particular, the liberal Zionist groups, who call for peace for the sake of the security and continuity of Israel, have become paralysed and almost voiceless since the second Intifada. However, despite the stagnation around the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, this book argues that other important groups have emerged that present new ways to challenge the status quo. These are radical groups that act in solidarity with the Palestinians and human rights organisations and whose aim is to reveal the realities of the occupation and hold the government to account. Leonie Fleishmann argues that these groups have been, and remain, the agenda setters, pushing the more moderate groups to mobilise more quickly and encouraging them to take up more confrontational ideas. Using social movements theory, and based on 50 interviews and participant observation, this book sheds light on contemporary Israeli peace activism.
Trade ReviewThis is an important work for students of Israeli politics and the Palestine question, as well as for other specialists in comparative and international politics concerned with ethnic conflict, human rights in the face of apartheid-like structures, and social movements. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals. * CHOICE *
A meticulously presented work of impeccable scholarship and an unreservedly recommended contribution to college and university library Israeli/Palestinian collections and supplemental curriculum studies. * Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Re-Framing Israeli Anti-Occupation Activism The Liberal Zionist Component: Failing to Resonate The Radical Component: Consistently Confrontational The Human Rights Component: Challenging Israeli Consensus Gender and the Framing of Israeli Anti-Occupation Activism Irreconcilable Differences Reconciling Differences: The Case of Sheikh Jarrah Moving Forward: New Ideas
Chapter 3: New Ways to Resist Contained Collective Action Harnessing Institutionalised Forms of Activism Tours Nonviolent Resistance Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Conscientious Objection Conclusion: Demobilisation, Expansion and Evolution
Chapter 4: A Changing Landscape Who are the Activists? Mobilisation Structures since the Al Aqsa Intifada The International Dimension Mobilisation Beyond People: Funding
Chapter 5: Three Paths of Activism Path One: Demobilisation of the Liberal Zionist Component Path Two: The Continued Efforts of the Human Rights Component Path Three: A New Wave of Radical Activism
Chapter 6: Beyond the Policy Realm Reflections on the Theoretical Foundations of Social Movements The Influence of Israeli Anti-Occupation Activism Notes Appendix: Table of Israeli Peace and Anti-Occupation Groups Bibliography Index
