The Case for Peace How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved

by Dershowitz, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780471743170
• ISBN10: 0471743178
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-17
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

In The Case for Peace , Dershowitz identifies twelve geopolitical barriers to peace between Israel and Palestine-and explains how to move around them and push the process forward. From the division of Jerusalem and Israeli counterterrorism measures to the security fence and the Iranian nuclear threat, his analyses are clear-headed, well-argued, and sure to be controversial. According to Dershowitz, achieving a lasting peace will require more than tough-minded negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. In academia, Europe, the UN, and the Arab world, Israel-bashing and anti-Semitism have reached new heights, despite the recent Israeli-Palestinian movement toward peace. Surveying this outpouring of vilification, Dershowitz deconstructs the smear tactics used by Israel-haters and shows how this kind of anti-Israel McCarthyism is aimed at scuttling any real chance of peace.

Author Biography

Alan Dershowitz, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, is one of the country's foremost appellate lawyers and a distinguished defender of civil liberties. His many books include the New York Times bestsellers The Case for Israel and Chutzpah as well as The Vanishing American Jew, Why Terrorism Works, and America on Trial. He has been profiled and interviewed widely in the media and has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and many other newspapers and periodicals.
www.wiley.com/go/dershowitz

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Introduction: The Case for Peace.

PART I. OVERCOMING THE GEOPOLITICAL BARRIERS TO PEACE.

Chapter 1. The End Result: Two States with Secure and Recognized Borders.

Chapter 2. Is the "One-State" Solution a Barrier to Peace?

Chapter 3. Is a Non-Contiguous Palestinian State a Barrier to Peace?

Chapter 4. Can Peace be Achieved Without Compromising "Rights"?

Chapter 5. Is the Division of Jerusalem a Barrier to Peace?

Chapter 6. Are the Informal Geneva Accords a Basis for Or a Barrier to Peace?

Chapter 7. Can Israel Make Peace and Prevent Terrorism at the Same Time?

Chapter 8. Are Israeli Counter-Terrorism Measures the Cause of Suicide Bombing and a Barrier to Peace?

Chapter 9. What if a Palestinian State Became a Launching Pad for Terrorism?

Chapter 10. Will Civil Wars be Necessary to Bring About Peace?

Chapter 11. Is the Security Fence a Barrier to Peace?

Chapter 12. Is a Militarized Palestine a Barrier to Peace?

Chapter 13. Is the Iranian Nuclear Threat a Barrier to Peace?

PART II. OVERCOMING THE HATRED BARRIERS TO PEACE.

Introduction to Part II.

Chapter 14. More Palestinian than the Palestinians.

A. Academia.

B. Europe.

C. The United Nations.

D. Arab World.

E. Other Religious Groups.

Chapter 15. More Israeli than the Israelis.

Chapter 16. A Case Study in Hate and Intimidation.

A. Who is Noam Chomsky?

B. Who is Norman Finkelstein?

C. Who is Alexander Cockburn?

D. Their alliance - their mode - their attacks.

E. Their attacks against me.

Chapter 17. Will anti-Semitism decrease as Israel moves toward peace with the Palestinians?

Conclusion: The Contributions Peace Can Make.