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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819093403321

Autore

Pogrund Benjamin

Titolo

Drawing fire : investigating the accusations of apartheid in Israel / / Benjamin Pogrund ; foreword by Harold Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-2684-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Disciplina

956.9405/4

Soggetti

National characteristics, Israeli - Political aspects

Zionism

Apartheid

Human rights - Israel

Human rights - South Africa

Palestinian Arabs - Government policy - Israel

Arab-Israeli conflict - Influence

Israel Social conditions 21st century

Israel Politics and government 1993-

Israel Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Beginning; 2 Freedom and War; 3 Inside the Green Line; 4 The Occupation; 5 What Was Apartheid?; 6 Are They the Same?; 7 Comparing Israel and Apartheid South Africa; 8 The Critics (1); 9 The Critics (2); 10 Boycotts; 11 The Big Issues; 12 The Way Forward; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Benjamin Pogrund, who spent 26 years as a journalist in South Africa investigating apartheid and who has been living in Israel for the past 15 years, investigates the accusation that Israel is practicing apartheid and the motives of those who make it. His study is founded on a belief in Israel, combined with frank criticism, to provide a balanced view of



Israel's strengths and problems. To understand Israel today, one must first look at the past and so the book first outlines key foundational events to explain current attitudes. It then explores the contradictions found in the region, includin