{"product_id":"decolonizing-israel-liberating-palestine-zionism-settler-colonialism-and-the-case-for-one-democratic-state-9780745343396","title":"Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism, and the Case for One Democratic State","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An extremely convincing and persuasive argument that the only conceivable future for justice and peace necessitates a process of decolonization and equal rights for all.\"--\u003ci\u003eElectronic Intifada \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For decades we have spoken of the \"Israel-Palestine conflict,\" but what if our understanding of the issue has been wrong all along? Here is a detailed explanation of how the concept of settler colonialism provides a clearer understanding of the Zionist movement's project to establish a Jewish state in Palestine, displacing the Palestinian Arab population and marginalizing its cultural presence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jeff Halper, head of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and author of \u003ci\u003eAn Israeli in Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e, argues that the only way out of a colonial situation is decolonization: the dismantling of Zionist structures of domination and control and their replacement by a single democratic state, in which Palestinians and Israeli Jews forge a new civil society and a shared political community. To show how this can be done, Halper uses the 10-point program of the One Democratic State Campaign as a guide for thinking through the process of decolonization to its post-colonial conclusion. Topics include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*How Does Zionist Settler Colonialism Work?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*The Three Cycles of Zionist Expansion\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Hasbara: The Management of Legitimacy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A Plan of Decolonization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Inching Toward Decolonization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Forms of Palestinian Resistance and Agency\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Strategy: how Do We Get There?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*And much more!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Halper's unflinching reframing will empower activists fighting for the rights of the Palestinians and democracy for all. He says, \"But this is not a book about settler colonialism or Zionism per se. It is a book about summoning power and decolonization, about dismantling a settler regime and replacing it with something more equitable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeff Halper is the head of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and a founding member of the One Democratic State Campaign. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWar Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification\u003c\/i\u003e (Pluto, 2015), \u003ci\u003eAn Israeli in Palestine \u003c\/i\u003e(Pluto, 2010), \u003ci\u003eObstacles to Peace\u003c\/i\u003e (ICAHD, 2003 and subsequent editions) and \u003ci\u003eRedemption and Revival: The Jewish Yishuv in Jerusalem in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (Westview, 1991).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878063214866,"sku":"9780745343396","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08c3d96e-3b23-4a0f-91a4-92c35673dee0.jpg?v=1738207208","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/decolonizing-israel-liberating-palestine-zionism-settler-colonialism-and-the-case-for-one-democratic-state-9780745343396","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}