Israelis and Palestinians

by Machover, Moshe

• ISBN13: 9781608461486
• ISBN10: 1608461483
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Haymarket Books

Summary

A lifelong activist, Moshe Machover's essays, written as an Israeli socialist in solidarity with the Palestinian people, are collected here.

Author Biography

Mosh Machover is a mathematician and emeritus professor at London University. He is coauthor with Akiva Orr of Peace, Peace Where There Is No Peace and with Emmanuel Farioun, Laws of Chaos: A Probabilistic Approach to Political Economy.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Why I Am Not an Israeli Peace Activist (October 2010)	p. 1
The Palestinian Struggle and the Arab East Jabra Nicola and His Heritage
Comrade Jabra Nicola (1912-74) (March 1975)	p. 7
The Palestine Problem and the Israeli-Arab Conflict (May 18, 1967)	p. 11
Palestinian Struggle and Middle East Revolution June 1969)	p. 15
Arab Revolution and National Problems in the Arab East (Summer 1973)	p. 19
The National Movement in the Arab East at the End of the Road (August 1976)	p. 26
Following the Israeli-Egyptian Treaty: Against the Autonomy! (March 1979)	p. 35
The Middle East-Still at the Crossroads: A Socialist Position on the Palestinian Problem (September 1988)	p. 39
SharonÆs Agenda and ArafatÆs Irrelevance (March 2002)	p. 54
A FAQ: What Do You Think about Suicide Bombers? (March 2005)	p. 57
Israeli Society
Matzpen and HaÆolam Hazeh-New Force (December 1966)	p. 61
The Social Identity of HaÆolam Hazeh (January 1967)	p. 69
The Class Nature of Israeli Society (1970ù71)	p. 76
Zionism and ôOrientalö Jews: A Dialectic of Exploitation and Co-optation (2008)	p. 99
Racism and the National Question
The Case for Hebrew Self-Determination (1969)	p. 111
Zionism, National Oppression, and Racism (1976)	p. 115
Summing Up Our Position on the National Question (January 1978)	p. 125
Polemics Against Zionism
New Premises for a False Conclusion (May 1967)	p. 138
Resurrection of the Dead (October 1967)	p. 145
Liars (August 1969)	p. 151
The Zionist Left and the Palestinian Resistance (late 1969)	p. 158
Borochovist ôRevivalö (March 1971)	p. 165
Reply to Sol Stern (January 1973)	p. 178
Zionism and Its Scarecrows (1975)	p. 188
Abominable Warmongering on the Left (August 2008)	p. 210
Zionism: Propaganda and Reality (September 2008)	p. 217
Reviews
Things Bad Begun … (1987)	p. 228
Exploded Myths (1989)	p. 232
Lost in Translation (1990)	p. 238
Misinformation as ôNewsö (2005)	p. 244
A Peace Activist on the Border (2007)	p. 249
Zionist Myths Debunked (2010-11)	p. 257
Final Analysis
Israelis and Palestinians:Conflict and Resolution (November 2006)	p. 262
Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Socialist Viewpoint (February 2009)	p. 284
Israeli Socialism and Anti-Zionism: Historical Tasks and Balance Sheet (February 2010)	p. 297
Acknowledgments	p. 303
Notes	p. 304
Index	p. 317
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