The Palestinians: In Search of a Just PeaceLynne Rienner Publishers, 2003 - 485 עמודים After living for more than three decades under occupation by Israel - and ten years after the Oslo Accords were heralded as the first step toward the resolution of a century of conflict - the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza struggle daily with conditions of severe economic, social, and psychological deprivation. What explains the dismal failure of the post-Oslo peace process? What propels the prolonged and devastating upheaval known as the al-Aqsa intifada? Cheryl Rubenberg's forceful, penetrating critique of the Oslo Accords and their aftermath points to the starkly contrasting objectives of Israel and the Palestinians. Rubenberg demonstrates how Israeli policies have eroded Palestinian commitment to the peace process by working to forestall the creation of a Palestinian state. She equally documents the crisis of legitimacy within the Palestinian government and the tensions added by U.S. intervention. Her somber conclusion supports the contention that peace in the region, while hoped for by many, remains wholly contingent on unlikely shifts in policy and objectives on all sides, which leaves the Palestinians further from realizing their aspirations for self-determination th |
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The Past as Prologue | 1 |
Accords and Agreements Whither Peace? | 47 |
Life in the Occupied Territories | 109 |
Hebron Caldron of Hate | 157 |
Jerusalem City of Light City of Darkness | 193 |
The Palestinian Authority Politics Corruption and Repression | 239 |
Fateful Triangle The Palestinians Israel and the United States | 285 |
The AlAqsa Intifada Despair Manifest | 323 |
A Future for the Palestinians? | 373 |
Measurement and Monetary Equivalents | 431 |
Bibliography | 433 |
Websites for Online Research | 451 |
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About the Book | |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
The Palestinians: In Search of a Just Peace <span dir=ltr>Cheryl Rubenberg</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2003 |
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