Israeli Rejectionism: A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process

by Zalman Amit, Daphna Levit

The Palestine-Israel conflict is one of the longest running and seemingly intractable confrontations in the modern world. This book delves deep into the 'peace process' to find out why so little progress has been made on the key issues. Zalman Amit and Daphna Levit find overwhelming evidence of Israeli rejectionism as the main cause for the failure of peace. They demonstrate that the Israeli leadership has always been against a fairly negotiated peace and have deliberately stalled negotiations for the last 80 years. The motivations behind this rejectionist position have changed, as have the circumstances of the conflict, but the conclusion has remained consistent - peace has not been in the interest of the state of Israel. A fascinating read, and particularly timely as the Obama administration tries once more for a peace settlement, this book draws on a wealth of sources - including Hebrew documents and transcripts - to show that it is the Palestinians who lack a viable 'partner for peace'.

Genres: Nonfiction, Israel, Politics

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2011

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well reasoned, very readable account of a complex time.

[Jorge Bestuer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Partiendo de la base de mis nulos conocimientos en materia de oriente medio, este libro me ha permitido aprender una barbaridad a nivel histórico. No obstante, los propios autores ya dicen desde el primer momento, que no es un libro históricamente objetivo, sino un “panfleto” que busca sacar los colores al estado de Israel. Aún así creo que es un texto bastante coherente y objetivo, por lo que recomendable para aprender sobre el tema

Como punto “negativo” decir que el libro es difícil de seguir, por la cantidad masiva de nombres y terminología, así como acrónimos… pero no es en sí culpa de la redacción, sino del hecho de que condensa 60 años de historia en unas pocas páginas.

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful detail on Israel’s intransigence. Not sold on the conclusion.