Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine

Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine
by Joel Kovel

Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine
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Author: Joel Kovel
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2007-02-15
ISBN: 0745325696
Number of pages: 311
Publisher: Pluto Press

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Book Review: Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars

If you're jewish, you need to read this. It truly changed my view of the whole conflict, having gone from an Israel supporter to a staunch critic. It is a must-read.

Summary of Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine

Joel Kovel argues that the inner contradictions of Zionism have led Israel to a "state-sponsored racism" fully as incorrigible as that of apartheid South Africa and deserving of the same resolution. He argues that only a path toward single-state secular democracy can provide the justice essential to healing the wounds of the Middle East.

Kovel is well-known as a writer on the Middle East conflict. In this book he draws on his detailed knowledge to show that Zionism and democracy are essentially incompatible. He offers a thoughtful account of the emergence and disintegration of Zionism that integrates psychological, political, cultural, economic, and ideological levels. Ultimately, Kovel argues, a two-state solution is hopeless as it concedes too much to the regressive forces of nationalism, wherein lie the roots of continued conflict.

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