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Title: The Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz ISBN: 0-471-46502-X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.91 (68 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sanity Amidst The Propaganda. Highly Recommended !
Comment: This timely book provides what is described as a detailed and penetrating analysis of the issues fuelling the continuing war against the Jewish State of Israel, both in the field of propaganda & on the ground itself.
A whole plethora of secular issues are discussed in this work in order to provide a pro-active defence of the Jewish State. Despite this the book declares that it in no way defends every policy or action of the Israeli Government but vehemently defends the right of Israel to exist and to protect it's citizens from terrorism under the principle of self defence afforded every sovereign nation. The contents of this work depicting this principle as frequently being denied Israel by some elements of the International community. The latter being depicted as regularly singling out the Jewish State for unique criticism which is not directed at any other nations or at it's neighbouring Arab countries for that matter. The latter entities being demonstrated as having far worse human rights records than Israel. An underlying attitude described in the book as "International bigotry" which crosses the line into the realms of anti-Semitism.
The book addresses many fundamental points such as the historical fact that the Palestinians have been offered Statehood on three separate occasions, in 1937, 1947 and 2000-2001. On each occasion the book describes how each offer was rejected and on each occasion the response has been increased terrorism. A parallel issue addressed here is that the Palestinian Arabs never sought Statehood when they were "occupied" by Jordan and Egypt and that the claim began as a tactic to eliminate the Jewish State of Israel. The PLO even being formed by Egypt in 1964 when the "West Bank" and Gaza are described as being Arab occupied. The Arab-Israeli wars also receive attention and the book documents how it was actually the Arabs that were responsible for the Palestinian "refugee" issue.
The so called "settlement" issue is also addressed, with references being shown that the Arabs/Palestinians refused to make peace with Israel when there were no "settlements" in existence and also when Ehud Barak offered to remove them all. The Sinai "settlement" issue being illustrated as no barrier to the "peace" agreement between Israel and Egypt. The book declaring that the real barrier to "peace" is that the Palestinians are utterly unwilling to accept the existence of a Jewish State in ANY part of what they describe as "Palestine".
The book describes that Palestinian propagandists regularly invoke the "human rights" issue merely as a tactic against Israel, whilst the Palestinian Authority is depicted here as having no respect for tolerance or human rights itself with a policy of "torturing and killing alleged collaborators", often publicly, without even a semblance of a due process of law or trial. An issue which is described as being of little consequence to World opinion, which prefers to concentrate on alleged Israel wrongdoings.
Also relating to "human rights" the book investigates the UNHCR and what it describes as a substantive assault upon Israel, quoting the vast percentage of it's resolutions being against Israel which is the only nation to be subject to an entire agenda EVERY year. By comparison the book shows that the UNHCR has never passed a resolution against states such as Syria, China, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Chad, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen or Zimbabwe, all of which are depicted as committing gross and systematic human rights abuses.
Another disturbing issue addressed is that in chapter 29 of society's growing willingness to attach what is described as a "moral equivalence between Palestinian terrorism & Israeli responses to terrorism." A parallel issue also being addressed is the alleged "moral equivalence" between Palestinians casualties sustained during acts of violence/terrorism against Israeli targets and the Israeli casualties sustained amongst innocent civilians just going about their daily lives.
The Balfour Declaration is also studied & the promise of a Jewish homeland in then "Palestine" and how the British detached 80% of the original area and created an Arab State in the land with a Palestinian majority named Transjordan. (An Arab emirate which the book describes as demanding the total exclusion of all Jews). The book illustrates how this left the Jews with only a small remaining area, which the UN saw fit to divide further between the Jews and the "Palestinian Arabs" at a later date. Something which the book describes the Jews as still being prepared to accept, whilst the Arabs rejected even this offer.
The allegations of Israel being a "racist state" are also examined and dismissed. Parallel attention is also paid to every other "State" in the area, including the Palestinian Authority which is described as having an officially established religion (Islam), discriminating both in law and in fact against non-Muslims, especially Jews. Chapter 21 contrasting Israel as a secular state which is religiously/racially pluralistic, allowing freedom of religion for all, quoting neighbouring Jordan as just one regional example as having a law explicitly prohibiting Jews from citizenship.
Reference is also made to what are depicted as the "far superior" territorial claims of the Tibetans, Kurds, Basques, Chechens, Turkish Armenians & other stateless groups who pursue their own homeland. The claims of these groups described as being leap-frogged in terms of World attention due to the Palestinian murder of thousands of innocent people. Groups like the Tibetans never having resorted to violence and others only spasmodically. Yet, in what the book describes as "repeatedly rewarding Palestinian terrorism", the UN has accorded the PLO far greater recognition than any other stateless group which has not resorted to terrorism.
Rating: 5
Summary: When it comes to Jews/Israel facts are not relevant
Comment: France had intervened 47 times with military force in Africa without ever seeking a UN resolution. France brutally suppressed the independence movements in New Caledonia during the 1980s and early 1990s. While France can get away with murder, Israel will be penalized for jaywalking.
Over the centuries most nations, except America, took whatever the Jews owned, including their lands, their homes, the paintings on their walls, the gold from their teeth - and even their lives. These days Israel is a modern and vibrant state. Is it any wonder that they want it?
The Muslim world today resembles Germany of the 1930s - a time when state-sponsored anti-Semitism, insults, caricatures, conspiracy theories and sporadic violence prepared Germans for the mass murder of the Jews. As in the 1930s, the world at large - including the U.S. government - again seems not to note the deadliness now underway. Anti-Jewish rhetoric and violence are decried with little sense of urgency.
In his recent address to the 57 Islamic nations the PM of Malaysia presented a plan how to destroy Jews/Israel through the use of brains as well as brawn just as was done by prophet Muhammad with the Jews of Medina. Israel is their focus but their target is the Jewish population of Argentina, Canada, and Russia or wherever the Jews may live.
Alan Dershowitz presented the facts. However, when it comes to Jews/Israel the facts and truth are not relevant. The enemies of Israel hate this book because they hate the Jews and Israel.
Rating: 5
Summary: Look, people...
Comment: First, I would like to thank Mr. Dershowitz for his fine analysis of Israel as a peculiar democracy that happens to have a Jewish character. This is not, as some claim, so contradictory; isn't France a democracy with a primarily French character?
Second, a book about Israel, in defense of some of its policies and its very existence, is not propaganda. In the first few pages, Dershowitz says that he is not giving some systematic overview of the history in the area during the last 2000 years or so. He is writing a book dealing with current criticisms of Israel and arguing his case. That is neither biased nor propagandistic, especially when he defines his purpose at the beginning and reminds the reader at various intervals throughout. It's interesting to note that those who bombard Dershowitz with claims of one-sidedness wholeheartedly support Chomsky's ill-advised rhetoric.
I believe strongly that Israel has a right to exist. Those who claim that this right is not in question obviously haven't read much Said or Chomsky. In fact, many intellectuals on the far left are increasingly in favor of opposing Israel from an academic standpoint by claiming anti-Zionism. Chomsky calls it "an apartheid state", though his use of words basically means little since the comparison with South Africa is negligible. Let us not forget Vanessa Redgrave's famous "anti-Zionism" in the seventies.
Dershowitz is an intellectual to be taken seriously. His book is well-informed and offers resolutions. Instead of demonizing one side he offers solutions and analysis, where Chomsky would simply spout venom. Intellectual integrity seems to be decreasing when it comes to studying Israel and the peace process. This work is informative, well-written, and well cited. Thanks to Professor Dershowitz for his intellectual vigor.
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