The Case for Israel

Alan Dershowitz

Description

The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel's rights, supported by indisputable evidence.

• Presents a passionate look at what Israel's accusers and detractors are saying about this war-torn country.
• Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument with hard facts.
• Widely respected as a civil libertarian, legal educator, and defense attorney extraordinaire, Alan Dershowitz has also been a passionate though not uncritical supporter of Israel.

Preface to the Paperback Edition.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. Is Israel a Colonial, Imperialist State?

2. Did European Jews Displace Palestinians?

3. Was the Zionist Movement a Plot to Colonize All of Palestine?

4. Was the Balfour Declaration Binding International Law?

5. Were the Jews Unwilling to Share Palestine?

6. Have the Jews Always Rejected the Two-State Solution?

7. Have the Jews Exploited the Holocaust?

8. Was the U.N. Partition Plan Unfair to Palestinians?

9. Were Jews a Minority in What Became Israel?

10. Has Israel's Victimization of the Palestinians Been the Primary Cause of the Arab-Israeli Conflict?

11. Was the Israeli War of Independence Expansionists Aggression?

12. Did Israel Create the Arab Refugee Problem?

13. Did Israel Start the Six-Day War?

14. Was the Israeli Occupation Without Justification.

15. Was the Yom Kippur War Israel's Fault?

16. Has Israel Made Serious Efforts at Peace?

17. Was Arafat Right in Turning Down the Barak-Clinton Peace Proposal?

18. Why Have More Palestinians Than Israelis Been Killed?

19. Does Israel Torture Palestinians?

20. Has Israel Engaged in Genocide against Palestinian Civilians?

21. Is Israel a Racist State?

22. Is the Israeli Occupation the Cause of All the Problems?

23. Has Israel Denied the Palestinians Statehood?

24. Is Israel's Policy of House Destruction Collective Punishment?

25. Is Targeted Assassination of Terrorist Leaders Unlawful?

26. Is Settlement in the West Bank and Gaza a Major Barrier to Peace?

27. Is Terrorism Merely Part of a Cycle of Violence?

28. Is Israel the Prime Human Rights Violator in the World?

29. Is there Moral Equivalence between Palestinian Terrorist and Israeli Responses?

30. Should Universities Divest from Israel and Boycott Israeli Scholars?

31. Are Critics of Israel Anti-Semitic?

32. Why Do So Many Jews and Even Israelis Side With The Palestinians?

Conclusion: Israel-the Jew among Nations.

Notes.

Index.

Sujets

• Middle Est
• Histoire
• Israel
• The Case for Israel
• Palestine
• History

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 06 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781118045749
• Langue: English

Extrait

Table of Contents
 
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
 
Chapter 1 - Is Israel a Colonial, Imperialist State?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 2 - Did European Jews Displace Palestinians?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 3 - Was the Zionist Movement a Plot to Colonize All of Palestine?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 4 - Was the Balfour Declaration Binding International Law?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 5 - Were the Jews Unwilling to Share Palestine?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 6 - Have the Jews Always Rejected the Two-State Solution?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 7 - Have the Jews Exploited the Holocaust?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 8 - Was the U.N. Partition Plan Unfair to Palestinians?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 9 - Were Jews a Minority in What Became Israel?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 10 - Has Israel’s Victimization of the Palestinians Been the Primary ...
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 11 - Was the Israeli War of Independence Expansionist Aggression?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 12 - Did Israel Create the Arab Refugee Problem?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 13 - Did Israel Start the Six-Day War?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 14 - Was the Israeli Occupation without Justification?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 15 - Was the Yom Kippur War Israel’s Fault?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 16 - Has Israel Made Serious Efforts at Peace?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 17 - Was Arafat Right in Turning Down the Barak-Clinton Peace Proposal?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 18 - Why Have More Palestinians Than Israelis Been Killed?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 19 - Does Israel Torture Palestinians?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 20 - Has Israel Engaged in Genocide against Palestinian Civilians?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 21 - Is Israel a Racist State?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 22 - Is the Israeli Occupation the Cause of All the Problems?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 23 - Has Israel Denied the Palestinians Statehood?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 24 - Is Israel’s Policy of House Destruction Collective Punishment?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 25 - Is Targeted Assassination of Terrorist Leaders Unlawful?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 26 - Is Settlement in the West Bank and Gaza a Major Barrier to Peace?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 27 - Is Terrorism Merely Part of a Cycle of Violence?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 28 - Is Israel the Prime Human Rights Violator in the World?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 29 - Is There Moral Equivalence between Palestinian Terrorists and ...
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 30 - Should Universities Divest from Israel and Boycott Israeli Scholars?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 31 - Are Critics of Israel Anti-Semitic?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Chapter 32 - Why Do So Many Jews and Even Israelis Side with the Palestinians?
 
THE ACCUSATION
THE ACCUSERS
THE REALITY
THE PROOF
 
Conclusion
NOTES
INDEX

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Dershowitz, Alan M.
The case for Israel / Alan Dershowitz.
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ISBN 0-471-46502-X (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Jews—Palestine—History. 2. Jews—Colonization—Palestine. 3. Refugees,
Jewish—Palestine—History. 4. Zionists—Palestine—History. 5. Israel—
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This book is respectfully dedicated to my dear friend of nearly forty years, Professor Aharon Barak, the president of Israel’s Supreme Court, whose judicial decisions make a better case for Israel and for the rule of law than any book could possibly do.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I have been working on this book since 1967, when I first began to make the case for Israel on university campuses, in the media, and in my writings. Over the years I have had the assistance—often the critical assistance—of too many colleagues to list and thank. Among those who deserve special mention are Professor Irwin Cotler, now a member of the Canadian Parliament, with whom I have worked on so many causes and projects; Justices Aharon Barak and Yitzak Zamir, who have taught me so much; Professor George Fletcher, who educates me by arguing and challenging; Professor Amnon Rubinstein, with whose writings I nearly always agree; Israel Ringel, who gently corrects my misperceptions about Israel; and generations of students who educate me about current matters.
In writing this book, I have benefited greatly from the research assistance of Owen Alterman, Mara Zusman, Eric Citron, Holly Beth Billington, Natalie Hershlag, and Ayelet Weiss. My assistant, Jane Wagner; my agent, Helen Rees; my editor, Hana Lane; and my temporary assistant, Robin Yeo, have provided invaluable assistance.
For perceptive comments on the manuscript, I thank my friends Bernard Beck, Jeffrey Epstein, Steve Kosslyn, Alan Rothfeld, and Michael and Jackie Halbreich.
My wife, Carolyn, and my daughter, Ella, inspired me, debated with me, and encouraged me. My sons, Elon and Jamin, my nephew Adam, my nieces Rana and Hannah, my brother Nathan, and my sister-in-law Marilyn all made useful suggestions, which I much appreciate.
I acknowledge the people of Israel who have sacrificed so much in their historic efforts to achieve peace, prosperity, and democracy in the face of such enduring enmity and violence. Finally, I acknowledge the peacemakers and peace seekers on both sides of this conflict, especially those who gave their lives so that others might live in peace and security.
Introduction
The Jewish nation of Israel stands accused in the dock of international justice. The charges include being a criminal state, the prime violator of human rights, the mirror image of Nazism, and the most intransigent barrier to peace in the Middle East. Throughout the world, from the chambers of the United Nations to the campuses of universities, Israel is singled out for condemnation, divestment, boycott, and demonization. Its leaders are threatened with prosecution as war criminals. Its supporters are charged with dual loyalty and parochialism.
The time has come for a proactive defense of Israel to be offered in the court of public opinion. In this book, I offer such a defense—not of every Israeli policy or action but of Israel’s basic right to exist, to protect its citizen