Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine

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Pluto Press, May 20, 2007 - History - 315 pages
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Cost of Israel to the Arabs -- Nurturing a fledgling Israel -- Israel's damage to the Palestinians -- Israel's damage to the Arab world -- Forcing Arabs to normalise with Israel -- Provoking the rise of Islamic fundamentalism -- What to do about Israel? -- Arab reaction -- Still no solution for the Palestinians -- 2 Why Do Jews Support Israel? -- Israel's significance for Israeli Jews -- The Zionist narrative's hold on Jews -- Where did European Jews come from? -- Looking for a connection with Palestine -- So are Jews a nation? -- A persuasive Zionist myth -- Zionism and Jewish assimilation -- Jewish identification with Israel -- Dual loyalty -- 3 Why Does the West Support Israel? -- The US and Israel -- The Israel lobby -- The role of the neoconservatives -- Who controls America? -- Pro-Zionist influence and the media -- What did it all mean? -- Israel and the great powers -- Israel in control -- Christian Zionism -- Europe and Israel -- A persistent European affinity with Israel -- What did it all mean for Arabs? -- 4 The 'Peace Process' -- The size of the problem -- The Arab-Israeli peace process -- After Camp David -- What was in it for the Palestinians? -- Arafat's agenda -- Rescuing the Oslo process -- The Camp David talks -- Salvaging Camp David -- The Road Map -- Conclusion -- 5 Destroying the Palestinians -- Arafat's destruction -- What did Israel want? -- The Sharm al-Sheikh agreement -- Israel's response -- US collusion -- Israel's agenda -- Sharon's vision -- Consequences for the Palestinians -- The election of Hamas -- Who was to blame? -- Ignorance or cynicism? -- 6 Solving the Problem -- Israeli ideas for a solution -- The Jordanian option -- No other way for a Zionist Israel -- The two-state solution

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Ghada Karmi is one of the world's most renowned commentators on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a well-known figure on British radio and TV. Born in Jerusalem, she was forced to leave as a child in 1948 and grew up in Britain where she became a physician, academic and writer. Currently, Karmi is a research fellow and lecturer at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. She is the author of several books, including her most recent, widely acclaimed memoir, In Search of Fatima.

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