OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
Description
In the fog of the 1967 war and its aftermath, Israel's politicians and generals took a series of fateful decisions that led to an unplanned, bitter and seemingly endless occupation. Gershom Gorenberg takes us behind the scenes of history to glimpse those decisions being made. He reveals for the first time the real motivations, influences and strategies of key players such as Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir and Vigal Allon. He shows how secular, well-informed Labour politicians allowed policy to be determined by a potent combination of religious radicalism and military fearfulness. The result was the growth of settlements in the occupied territories even though, as Gorenberg reveals, key decision-makers at the time knew that this was illegal.
The spoils of the 1967 war were in fact a mixed blessing for Israel. Today the settlements constitute a major obstacle to the two-state solution for which most Israelis yearn. As the resistance to the 2005 Gaza disengagement illustrated, the passions, ambitions and political alliances that gave rise to Israel's pursuit of 'The Whole Land from the Mediterranean to the Jordan River, remain potent forces in Israeli politics today. Gorenberg's book captures these moods, personalities and ideologies as no other writing on the subject has done, and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not only the occupation, but the motives and missteps of the occupiers.
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Book Details
- ISBN: 1845114305
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- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2006
- Number of Pages: 454
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- Publisher: I B TAURIS
- Language: English
- Weight: 0.61 g
