Palestine-Israel Journal

Book Review

Seizing Control of Space in East Jerusalem by Meir Margalit.

Reviewed by Itamar Haritan

Meir Margalit's Seizing Control of Space in East Jerusalem is an important summary of the recent escalation of settlement activity inside Palestinian neighborhoods, a development that is dangerous fo

Vol. 17 No. 1 2011

Jerusalem Syndrome: The Palestinian-Israeli Battle for the Holy City by Moshe Amirav.

Reviewed by Benjamin Pogrund

Jerusalem's dazzling light blinds all of its heroes and rulers. Memories of past glories and grandiose dreams for the future throw them off-balance. They liken themselves to the city's earlier conque

Vol. 17 No. 1 2011

Paul Scham

1948: The First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris

Looking at 1948 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris. New Haven: Yale University Press. 524 pp (including endnotes, bibliography and index). Hardcover, $32.50; ₤19.99. Paul Scham Paul Sch

Vol. 15 No. 2 2008

Joel Pollak

The Federal Idea Lives On

From Binational Society to Jewish State: Federal Concepts in Zionist Political Thought, 1920-1990 by Yosef Gorny.

Yosef Gorny introduces his concise yet complex description of the history of Zionist federalism by describing his "disillusionment" about the prospects of confederation between Israel and its neighbo

Vol. 14 No. 4 2007

Benjamin Pogrund

Settlers Do as They Please, Legally and Illegally

Lords of the Land: The War for Israel’s Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967 – 2007 by Idith Zertal and Akiva Eldar.

Reading Lords of the Land gives rise to a crucial question: Who is in control in Israel? On the one hand, there is the government of the day elected by popular vote, with a parliament and cabinet, ru

Vol. 14 No. 4 2007

Sol Gittleman

If You Had One Book to Read about Iran…

The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future by Vali Nasr.

First, in the spirit of full disclosure: Vali Nasr is a former student and now a colleague. Having said that, I would state unequivocally that followers of the religions of Abraham - Judaism, Christi

Vol. 14 No. 4 2007

Riad Al-Khouri

The Secret Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations in Oslo by Sven Behrendt

Chilling Out in the Sweltering Middle East The Secret Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations in Oslo: Their Success and Why the Process Ultimately Failed by Sven Behrendt. Oxford: Routledge, 2007. 176 pp.

Vol. 14 No. 4 2007

Menachem Klein

The Politics of the PA by Nigel Parsons

Fateh and the Palestinian Authority The Politics of the Palestinian Authority from Oslo to al-Aqsa by Nigel Craig Parsons. New York and London: Routledge, 2005. 464 pp. including maps, appendixes, no

Vol. 14 No. 4 2007

Heidi Basch-Harod

Israel and Palestine: Competing Histories by Mike Berry and Greg Philo.

Competing Histories Israel and Palestine: Competing Histories by Mike Berry and Greg Philo. London: Pluto Press, 2006. 168 pp. including index. Paperback, $17.95. Heidi Basch Heidi Basch is the onlin

Vol. 14 No. 3 2007

Sol Gittleman

Failing Peace: Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict by Sara Roy; Palestine Refugee Repatriation: Global Perspectives edited by Michael Dumper

A Violent World: TV News Images of Middle Eastern Terror and War by Nitzan Ben-Shaul; and The Triumph of Military Zionism: Nationalism and the Origins of the Israeli Right by Colin Shindler.

Peace Pessimism - and the Unfailing Optimists Failing Peace: Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict by Sara Roy. London and Ann Arbor: Pluto Press, 2007. 379 pp. Paperback, $29.95. Palestine Refug

Vol. 14 No. 3 2007