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Image and
Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
by Norman Finkelstein
First published
in 1995, this highly acclaimed study scrutinizes
popular and scholarly representations of
the Israel-Palestine conflict. It begins
with a novel theoretical interpretation
of Zionism, and then moves on to critically
engage the influential studies of Joan Peters,
Benny Morris, and Anita Shapira. Carefully
rehearsing the documentary record, Finkelstein
also challenges the dominant images of the
June 1967 and October 1973 Arab-Israeli
wars. In a comprehensive new introduction,
he provides the most succinct overview available
in the English language of the Israel-Palestine
conflict, while in several new chapters
he juxtaposes Israeli policy in the Occupied
Territories against South African apartheid,
and demolishes the scholarly pretentions
of Michael Oren's recent bestseller on teh
June 1967 war.
About the
Author
Norman G.
Finkelstein teaches Political Theory and
History at the City University of New York.
He is author (with Ruth Bettina Birn) of
A Nation on Trial, named a notable
book for 1998 by the New York Times Book
Review, and The Holocaust Industry.
Reviews
"The most revealing study of the
historical background of the conflict."
— Noam Chomsky
"Anyone
interested in seeing justice brought to
the MIddle East must read this book."
— Charles Glass, former ABC Middle
East correspondent
“…
both an impressive analysis of Zionist ideology
and a searing but scholarly indictment of
Israel’s treatment of the Arabs since
1948.”
— London Review of Books
"…
a major contribution to the study of the
Arab-Israeli conflict which deserves to
be widely read, especially in the United
States.”
— Avi Shlaim, St. Antony’s College,
Oxford University
"Here
is a book not to be missed."
— Le Monde Diplomatique
Related Links
Norman
Finkelstein's official website
Norman Finkelstein's
latest book "Beyond Chutzpah"
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