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What the Israeli right calls 'the demographic problem' Ben White identifies as 'the democratic problem' which goes to the heart of the conflict. Israel defines itself not as a state of its citizens, but as a Jewish state, despite the substantial and increasing Palestinian population. White demonstrates how the consistent emphasis on privileging one ethno-religious group over another cannot be seen as compatible with democratic values and that, unless addressed, will undermine any attempts to find a lasting peace. Individual case studies are used to complement this deeply informed study into the great, unspoken contradiction of Israeli democracy. 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Bush's presidency and Ariel Sharon's prime ministership, and that look at the problem of Israel's occupation of Palestine with a clear and creative eye, sympathetic to the needs of all involved, and based on international law and precedent. 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Her poems are full of nostalgia, anger, vulnerability, and articulate righteousness as they explore the effects of dispossession on Palestinian women and men, personal tales of love and regret, and her hopes for her daughter and the future of her homeland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eYear: 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Just World Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":703768891,"sku":"9781935982326","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/products\/9781935982326_p0_v1_s260x420.jpeg?v=1571439001"},{"product_id":"one-country-a-bold-proposal-to-end-the-israeli-palestinian-impasse-by-ali-abunimah","title":"One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse by Ali Abunimah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClear-eyed, sharply reasoned, and compassionate, \u003cem\u003eOne Country\u003c\/em\u003e proposes a radical alternative: to revive an old and neglected idea of one state shared by two peoples. Ali Abunimah shows how the two are by now so intertwined geographically and economically that separation cannot lead to the security Israelis need or the rights Palestinians must have. He reveals the bankruptcy of the two-state approach, takes on the objections and taboos that stand in the way of a bi-national solution, and demonstrates that sharing the territory will bring benefits for all. The absence of other workable options has only lead to ever greater extremism; it is time, Abunimah suggests, for Palestinians and Israelis to imagine a different future and a different relationship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eYear: 2006\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metropolitan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":703773583,"sku":"9780805086669","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/products\/9780805086669_500_500.jpeg?v=1571439001"},{"product_id":"the-battle-for-justice-in-palestine-by-ali-abunimah","title":"The Battle for Justice in Palestine by Ali Abunimah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this essential work, journalist Ali Abunimah takes a comprehensive look at the shifting tides of the politics of Palestine and the Israelis in a neoliberal world—and makes a compelling and surprising case for why the Palestine solidarity movement just might win.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eYear: 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":703776539,"sku":"9781608463244","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/products\/9781608463244_500_0.jpeg?v=1571439001"},{"product_id":"the-arabs-and-the-holocaust-the-arab-israeli-war-of-narratives-by-gilbert-achcar","title":"The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives by Gilbert Achcar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is no more inflammatory topic than the Arabs and the Holocaust—the phrase alone can occasion outrage. The terrain is dense with ugly claims and counterclaims: one side is charged with Holocaust denial, the other with exploiting a tragedy while denying the tragedies of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this pathbreaking book, political scientist Gilbert Achcar explores these conflicting narratives and considers their role in today's Middle East dispute. He analyzes the various Arab responses to Nazism, from the earliest intimations of the genocide, through the creation of Israel and the destruction of Palestine and up to our own time, critically assessing the political and historical context for these responses. Finally, he challenges distortions of the historical record, while making no concessions to anti-Semitism or Holocaust denial. 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Dr. El-Abed's research provides an indispensable reference on the lives of Palestinians in Egypt, and a unique perspective in understanding the Arab world's most populous state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Institute for Palestine Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":703866679,"sku":"9780887283130","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/products\/12295278741978-1-5550-443-7.gif?v=1571439001"},{"product_id":"the-gaza-kitchen-a-palestinian-culinary-journey-paperback-by-laila-el-haddad-and-maggie-schmitt","title":"The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey by Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wrmea.org\/wrmea-archives\/545-washington-report-archives-2011-2015\/april-2013\/11882-books-the-gaza-kitchen-a-palestinian-culinary-journey.html\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost Americans, if they know anything about Gaza at all, are aware only of its refugee camps, Hamas, rocket attacks, and frequent Israel Defense Forces (IDF) invasions. While Gaza is certainly no stranger to conflict and devastation, Gaza City and its environs have a rich history stretching back 3,000 years. A number of authors have taken on the challenge of introducing Western audiences to the macro and micro narratives of Gaza and the Palestinians who live there. Works such as Gerald Butt's \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/life-at-the-crossroads-history-of-gaza-by-gerald-butt\"\u003eLife at the Crossroads\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand Sara Roy's books, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/failing-peace-gaza-and-the-palestinian-israeli-conflict-by-sara-roy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFailing Peace\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eand \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/hamas-and-civil-society-in-gaza-engaging-the-islamist-social-sector-princeton-studies-in-muslim-politics-by-sara-roy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamas and Civil Society in Gaza\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/a\u003e have expertly captured larger historical, political and economic stories, while a number of powerful memoirs (\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/i-shall-not-hate-a-gaza-doctors-journey-on-the-road-to-peace-and-human-dignity-by-izzeldine-abuelaish\"\u003eI Shall Not Hate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/eyes-in-gaza-by-mads-gilbert-and-eric-fosse\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyes in Gaza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) have reflected the personal experiences of life in Gaza (all are available from Middle East Books and More).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYet, no book has managed to capture the full picture of the Gazan experience as thoroughly as \u003cem\u003eThe Gaza Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Through an exploration of the intimate world of home-cooked meals, this cookbook is more than just a collection of recipes; it is the stories of the men and women involved in food production from the fields to the kitchen, as well as the effects of humanitarian aid, history, internal political forces and Israel's ongoing siege. The Gaza Kitchen is an anthropological record, an economic indictment, a practical cookbook, and a fascinating read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe authors focus primarily on collecting the traditional meals that their informants proudly identify as their heritage. Accompanied by pictures showing calloused hands crushing garlic in a \u003cem\u003ezibdiya\u003c\/em\u003e, or massaging a roll of \u003cem\u003ekmaj\u003c\/em\u003e, each recipe includes insights from a lifetime of cooking. The cuisine of Gaza is, in fact, the cuisine of Palestine, due to the intense concentration of refugees who fled to the 25-mile long Strip in 1948 and now constitute about 80 percent of the population. This unprecedented period of regional upheaval saw the introduction of culinary variations from hundreds of villages throughout historic Palestine. In Gaza, one can find families eating northern Palestinian cuisine, characterized by tart yogurt-based sauces, as well as southern variants using tomato-based soups or coastal dishes known for their seafood and exotic spices. As El-Haddad and Schmitt observe, Gaza is a case study, \"key to understanding the conflict as a whole.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eOver the past 60 years eating habits in the region have been altered by Israeli-imposed isolation. The forces of de-development, a term Sara Roy used to describe the methodical dismemberment of an indigenous economy by the dominant one, have kept Gaza in a constant state of near economic collapse. El-Haddad and Schmitt outline how Israeli policies deliberately transformed a \"fertile, productive, sustainable territory into a radically impoverished powder keg...at the brink of ecological disaster,\" and created \"a cage full of consumers.\" Israel blocks nearly all exports, creating a situation the authors describe as autonomy \"exchanged for dependence...where rights should be there is charity.\" Examples of how this affects the food consumed in the Strip are littered throughout The Gaza Kitchen: electricity shortages dampen demand for local dairy products that can easily spoil; Israeli officials intermittently allow cheaper Israeli goods through the border, destabilizing the price of regularly consumed foods such as tahina, turning the unique local variety of red tahina into an endangered species. The list goes on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eA potent example of how political realities have created new traditions is the use of purslane in the nutritious stew called \u003cem\u003eRijliya\u003c\/em\u003e (p. 74). This small-leafed succulent grows throughout North Africa and the Middle East. Found in sidewalk cracks and vacant lots, it is widely considered a weed. However, many Palestinians remember subsisting on the plant during their exodus in 1948. One of the authors' informants, 89-year-old Um Ibrahim, recalled finding the plant growing in between bushes while fleeing Zionist militias in 1948. \"For a long while,\" she recounts, \"it's all we survived on.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eWild greens and herbs have long found their way into Palestinian meals, but plants such as the ubiquitous \u003cem\u003eza'atar\u003c\/em\u003e (Origanum vulgare) have become unavailable in Gaza due to the Israeli-imposed travel ban that blocks Palestinian travel to the West Bank, where it grows best. In fact, since 1977 Israeli law has forbidden the plant's use for all Palestinians, declaring the fast-growing herb a \"protected species\" and threatening foragers with hefty fines. Condemning the ancient tradition of \u003cem\u003eza'atar \u003c\/em\u003ecultivation as well as bans on other herbs is widely seen as strictly anti-Arab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eYet, The Gaza Kitchen is not a catalog of lamentations. As they are elsewhere in Palestine, homemakers, farmers, fishermen, cooks and street vendors in Gaza are resilient. One of El-Haddad and Schmitt's informants, Um Hana, remains radiant despite having just recalled how the Israelis used white phosphorus on her neighborhood during Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009). Notwithstanding the constraints placed on Gazans at all levels of society, they continue to celebrate their traditions. El-Haddad and Schmitt excellently maintain the balance between documenting hardship and extolling an irrepressible culture. With helpful conversion charts, a guide to key ingredients and substitutes, and too many classics of Gazan cuisine to mention here, about the only element missing is an index. 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