The Case for Israel

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Even as Israel boldly offers statehood to Palestinians in exchange for an enduring peace, many academics and activistsï¿½primarily but not exclusively from the hard leftï¿½have gone on the attack against Israel, deriding it as an imperialist power bent on oppressing the Palestinians. On prominent campuses across the United States and throughout the world, petitions circulate asking universities to divest holdings in Israel and to boycott Israeli Jews without regard to their individual views. Virulent opponents of Israel have accused that democracy of unspeakable human rights abuses, while many who believe otherwise remain silent. Now, in this impassioned and closely argued book, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz sets the record straight and explains why Israel, while not perfect, is in fact the sole outpost of liberty and democracy in the Middle Eastï¿½a country that has earned the right to exist within secure boundaries and defend itself.

Drawing on scrupulous, unbiased research and his peerless skills as an advocate, Dershowitz conclusively refutes thirty-two separate slurs, slanders, and misrepresentations that have been hurled at Israel in recent years, including:

Israel is a colonial, imperialist state The Jews have always rejected the two-state solution The Jews have exploited the Holocaust Israelï¿½s victimization of the Palestinians has been the primary cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict Israel created the Arab refugee problem Israel tortures Palestinians Israelï¿½s targeted assassinations of terrorist leaders are unlawful Israel is the "prime" human rights violator in the world Universities should divest from Israel and boycott Israeli scholars In demolishing these charges, Dershowitz documents how Israel was founded with the blessing of the United Nationsï¿½and how it was Arabs, not Israelis, who initiated the

cycle of violence that still persists today. He proves that the division of Palestine between Israel and the Palestinians has long been accepted by Israel and rejected by most Arabs. He demonstrates why Israeli actions in the West Bank and Gaza are not motivated by territorial ambitions, but by the very real sense that Israel is under attack. And he shows how critics of Israel gloss over the terrorism, human rights abuses, and antidemocratic ideologies of other regimes in the region, substituting bigotry and veiled anti-Semitism for objective analysis. Well reasoned, hard-hitting, and provocative, The Case for Israel is essential reading for anyone who cares about Israel and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Author:Alan Dershowitz
Type:Hardcover

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