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RECOMMENDED READING
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Recommended
Reading:
Stephen Sizer:
American Apocalypse: Anxious for Armageddon?
In this brief article, Christian Zionism expert, Stephen
Sizer describes the basic rationale behind the Christian Zionist
movement that is so powerful in dictating American policy toward
Israel. He then argues against this interpretation of the
Bible and asserts that
"Dispensational
Christian Zionism provides a theological justification for
racism and ethnic cleansing, rather than a theology of justice,
peace and reconciliation which lie at the heart of the New
Covenant." |
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Recommended
Reading:
Jeff Halper:
Rethinking Israel After Sixty Years
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In this article, Jeff Halper tells us that 60 Years of
Israel should be more a time for "sober reflection and
reevaluation than celebration." Israel is an occupying
power, in an ongoing conflict, but many are willing to set this
reality aside during celebrations, accepting lip service toward
creating a two-solution as adequate progress. However,
Halper argues that the Israeli settlements, bypass roads, and
other "facts on the ground" have made a two state solution
nonviable. Israel has backed itself into a corner, with
two feasible options, a bi-national state where both people
share the land, or an Israeli controlled apartheid state. |
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Recommended
Reading:
Ilan Pappe:
"State
of Denial: Israel, 1948-2008"
Ilan Pappe's
"State of Denial: Israel, 1948-2008" is the feature article
in this months
The Link produced by
Americans for Middle East
Understanding. Pappe discusses the chapters of
Israeli history that have been "erased" from the social
collective conscience, focusing on the reality that the
Birth of Israel was based on the forced expulsion of 700,000
Palestinians and the destruction of 423 villages.
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Jeff Halper's
"Born to Demolish"
“Born to Demolish” was written by ICAHD’s Director, Jeff
Halper, after he was arrested on 3 April at the site of the
demolition of the Hamdan family home in Anata. Jeff was
shocked to hear one of the border police boast about on how
he loves demolishing homes and when he wakes up in the
morning he is “hungry to demolish homes” |
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