Married To Another Man: Israel's Dilemma In Palestine

Two rabbis, visiting Palestine in 1897, observed that the land was like a bride, 'beautiful, but married to another man'. By which they meant that, if a place was to be found for Israel in Palestine, where would the people of Palestine go? This is a dilemma that Israel has never been able to resolve. No conflict today is more dangerous than that between Israel and the Palestinians. The implications it has for regional and global security cannot be overstated. The peace process as we know it is dead and no solution is in sight. Nor, as this book argues, will that change until everyone involved in finding a solution accepts the real causes of conflict, and its consequences on the ground. Leading writer Ghada Karmi explains in fascinating detail the difficulties Israel's existence created for the Arab world and why the search for a solution has been so elusive. Ultimately, she argues that the conflict will end only once the needs of both Arabs and Israelis are accommodated equally. Her startling conclusions overturn conventional thinking - but they are hard to refute.

Author: Ghada Karmi
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 05/20/2007
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.02w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780745320656

Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 03/01/2008 pg. 68
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 61

About the Author

Ghada Karmi is a research fellow and lecturer at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. She is the author of several books, including her widely acclaimed memoir, In Search of Fatima.

This title is not returnable