The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Parallel Discourses

ISBN-13: 9780415434782 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 276 str.

Elizabeth Matthews

Opis

The conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians is considered intractable by many, and is frequently characterised by the violence between the two sides. In attempts at peace, the starting point for negotiations is a cessation of violence; beneath this, however, lies a plethora of other issues to be addressed. This unique text brings together Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints on a number of key issues and topics, making clear the points of agreement as well as the views that divide. The chapters deal first with three issues that require compromise and resolution for a peace treaty to be realized - water, refugees, and borders, territory and settlements - and then with three important concepts that can either impede or promote peace: democracy, human rights, and peace culture and education. Thus, the book provides an invaluable opportunity to understand, at least in part, the divergent and even convergent interests and understandings of Israelis and Palestinians on issues and concepts important to the peace process. As such, it will be a valuable resource for courses on conflict resolution, the Middle East peace process, and political science.

Recenzje

"Parallel Discourses is a good reader for an understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The chapters on the key issues of the conflict are comprehensive and contain the perspectives of both the Israelis and the Palestinians." - Khinvraj Jangid, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Journal of International and Global Studies

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Issues  1. Refugees  i. Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue  ii. Palestinian Refugees  2. Borders, Territory, and Settlements  iii. From Bilateralism to Unilateralism: The Changing Territorial Discourses of Israeli–Palestine Conflict Resolution  iv. A Palestinian Perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Settlements, Territory and Borders  3. Water  v. Are the Conflicts Over the Shared Water Resources Between Israelis and Palestinians an Obstacle to Peace?  vi. Palestine Water: Between Challenges and Realities  Part 2: Concepts  4. Democratization and the Domestic Political Environment  vii. The Effects of Conflict: National Security, UNSC Resolution 1325, and Women in Israel  viii. Democratization in Palestine: From Civil Society Democracy to a Transitional Democracy  5. Human Rights  ix. Merging the Human Rights Dimension into Peace-Making: Is It Good for the Jews?  x. Fatah and Hamas Human Rights Violations in the Palestinian Occupied Territories from April 2006 to December 2007  6. Peace Culture and Education  xi. Challenges for Constructing Peace Culture and Peace Education  xii. Culture of Peace and Education: The Palestinian Context