Blood And Religion The Unmasking of the Jewish And Democratic State

"Timely and important . . . by far the most penetrarting and comprehensive [book] on the subject to date. . . . This work should be required reading." --Nur Masalha, Director of Holy Land Studies, St. Mary's College, University of Surrey, and author of "The Politics of Denial" "An original and powerful book." --Ilan Pappe, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Haifa University, and author of "A Modern History of Palestine" "Very impressive. . . . Some of his findings will astound even the knowledgeable reader." --Salim Tamari, Director, Institute of Jerusalem Studies What is Israel hoping to achieve with its recent withdrawal from Gaza and the buildiing of a 700 km wall? Journalist Jonathan Cook presents a lucid account of the motives. The heart of the issue, he argues, is demography. Israel fears the moment when the region's Palestinians--Israel's own Palestinian citizens and those in the Occupied Territories--become a majority. Inevitable omparisons with apartheid in South Africa will be drawn. The book charts Israel's increasingly desperate responses, including military repression of Palestinian dissent; a ban on marriages between Israel's Palestinian population and Palestinians living under occupation to prevent a right of return "through the back door; " and the redrawing of the Green Line to create an expanded state. Ultimately, the author concludes, these abuses will lead to a third, far deadlier intifada. Jonathan Cook, a former staff journalist of the "Guardian" newspaper, has written for the "Times," "Le Monde diplomatique," the "International Herald Tribune," "al-Ahram Weekly," and Aljazeera.net. He is based in Nazareth.Cook, Jonathan is the author of 'Blood And Religion The Unmasking of the Jewish And Democratic State', published 2006 under ISBN 9780745325552 and ISBN 0745325556.