Case for Israel
Alan Dershowitz sets the record straight and explains why Israel, while not perfect, is in fact the sole outpost of liberty and democracy in the Middle East - a country that has earned the right to exist within secure boundaries and defend itself.\ Drawing on research and his skills as an advocate, Dershowitz conclusively refutes thirty-two separate slurs, slanders, and misrepresentations that have been hurled at Israel in recent years.\ Dershowitz documents how Israel founded with the...
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Even as Israel boldly offers statehood to Palestinians in exchange for an enduring peace, many academics and activists–primarily but not exclusively from the hard left–have gone on the attack against Israel, deriding it as an imperialist power bent on oppressing the Palestinians. On prominent campuses across the United States and throughout the world, petitions circulate asking universities to divest holdings in Israel and to boycott Israeli Jews without regard to their individual views. Virulent opponents of Israel have accused that democracy of unspeakable human rights abuses, while many who believe otherwise remain silent. Now, in this impassioned and closely argued book, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz sets the record straight and explains why Israel, while not perfect, is in fact the sole outpost of liberty and democracy in the Middle East–a country that has earned the right to exist within secure boundaries and defend itself.Drawing on scrupulous, unbiased research and his peerless skills as an advocate, Dershowitz conclusively refutes thirty-two separate slurs, slanders, and misrepresentations that have been hurled at Israel in recent years, including:Israel is a colonial, imperialist stateThe Jews have always rejected the two-state solutionThe Jews have exploited the HolocaustIsrael’s victimization of the Palestinians has been the primary cause of the Arab-Israeli conflictIsrael created the Arab refugee problemIsrael tortures PalestiniansIsrael’s targeted assassinations of terrorist leaders are unlawfulIsrael is the "prime" human rights violator in the worldUniversities should divest from Israel and boycott Israeli scholarsIn demolishing these charges, Dershowitz documents how Israel was founded with the blessing of the United Nations–and how it was Arabs, not Israelis, who initiated the cycle of violence that still persists today. He proves that the division of Palestine between Israel and the Palestinians has long been accepted by Israel and rejected by most Arabs. He demonstrates why Israeli actions in the West Bank and Gaza are not motivated by territorial ambitions, but by the very real sense that Israel is under attack. And he shows how critics of Israel gloss over the terrorism, human rights abuses, and antidemocratic ideologies of other regimes in the region, substituting bigotry and veiled anti-Semitism for objective analysis. Well reasoned, hard-hitting, and provocative, The Case for Israel is essential reading for anyone who cares about Israel and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The Washington Post In The Case for Israel, Dershowitz offers a lively, hotly argued broadside against Israel's increasingly venomous critics, although Israel's friends may well wonder if the Jewish state should feel relieved or uneasy about joining the ranks of such earlier Dershowitz causes as Claus von Bulow and Leona Helmsley. Each chapter features an allegation from Israel's critics, especially such nemeses as Noam Chomsky and Edward Said (who died in September), followed by a barbed refutation. — Warren Bass
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction11Is Israel a Colonial, Imperialist State?132Did European Jews Displace Palestinians?223Was the Zionist Movement a Plot to Colonize All of Palestine?294Was the Balfour Declaration Binding International Law?325Were the Jews Unwilling to Share Palestine?396Have the Jews Always Rejected the Two-State Solution?457Have the Jews Exploited the Holocaust?538Was the U.N. Partition Plan Unfair to Palestinians?639Were Jews a Minority in What Became Israel?6710Has Israel's Victimization of the Palestinians Been the Primary Cause of the Arab-Israeli Conflict?7011Was the Israeli War of Independence Expansionist Aggression?7412Did Israel Create the Arab Refugee Problem?7813Did Israel Start the Six-Day War?9114Was the Israeli Occupation without Justification?9515Was the Yom Kippur War Israel's Fault?10016Has Israel Made Serious Efforts at Peace?10417Was Arafat Right in Turning Down the Barak-Clinton Peace Proposal?11718Why Have More Palestinians Than Israelis Been Killed?12319Does Israel Torture Palestinians?13420Has Israel Engaged in Genocide against Palestinian Civilians?14021Is Israel a Racist State?15422Is the Israeli Occupation the Cause of All the Problems?15823Has Israel Denied the Palestinians Statehood?16324Is Israel's Policy of House Destruction Collective Punishment?16625Is Targeted Assassination of Terrorist Leaders Unlawful?17326Is Settlement in the West Bank and Gaza a Major Barrier to Peace?17627Is Terrorism Merely Part of a Cycle of Violence?17828Is Israel the Prime Human Rights Violater in the World?18129Is There Moral Equivalence between Palestinian Terrorists and Israeli Responses?18930Should Universities Divest from Israel and Boycott Israeli Scholars?19731Are Critics of Israel Anti-Semitic?20832Why Do So Many Jews and Even Israelis Side with the Palestinians?217Conclusion: Israel - the Jew among Nations222Notes245Index258
\ From the PublisherNoting that he has been working on versions of these arguments since 1967, famed Harvard law professor Dershowitz offers "a proactive defense of Israel," a kind of amicus brief to "the court of public opinion." Not least among the exhibits are a WWII-era Muslim Palestinian leader who was "a full fledged Nazi war criminal, and he was so declared at Nuremberg"; a "vastly under populated" late 19th-century Palestine, to which European Jews began emigrating; and a 75-year-long Arab-Israel war that features "Arab nations dedicated to genocidal aggression against civilians." Each of the 32 chapters begins with a commonly heard accusation against Israel, with long quotes from reputable "Accusers" (including newspapers and intellectuals), followed by "The Reality" as Dershowitz sees it, and "The Proof," often drawing on the historical record. With a 150,000 first printing, a $150,000 marketing budget, a Today Show appearance on September 4 and an author tour, expect lots of discussion. (Sept. 2) (Publishers Weekly, August 4, 2003)\ "...I recommend even more strongly [then The New Anti Semitism and A New Anti Semitism?] the handbook The Case for Israel..." (Sunday Telegraph, 5 October 2003)\ "Dershowitz is especially effective at pointing to the hypocrisy of many of Israel's critics." (The New York Times - Book Review, November 9th, 2003)\ "...It should be read by all who seek to be genuinely informed on the Middle East conflict..." (The Jewish Chronicle, 9 January 2004)\ \ \ \ \ \ The Washington PostIn The Case for Israel, Dershowitz offers a lively, hotly argued broadside against Israel's increasingly venomous critics, although Israel's friends may well wonder if the Jewish state should feel relieved or uneasy about joining the ranks of such earlier Dershowitz causes as Claus von Bulow and Leona Helmsley. Each chapter features an allegation from Israel's critics, especially such nemeses as Noam Chomsky and Edward Said (who died in September), followed by a barbed refutation. — Warren Bass\ \ \ Publishers WeeklyNoting that he has been working on versions of these arguments since 1967, famed Harvard law professor Dershowitz offers "a proactive defense of Israel," a kind of amicus brief to "the court of public opinion." Not least among the exhibits are a WWII-era Muslim Palestinian leader who was "a full fledged Nazi war criminal, and he was so declared at Nuremberg"; a "vastly underpopulated" late 19th-century Palestine, to which European Jews began emigrating; and a 75-year-long Arab-Israeli war that features "Arab nations dedicated to genocidal aggression against civilians." Each of the 32 chapters begins with a commonly heard accusation against Israel, with long quotes from reputable "Accusers" (including newspapers and intellectuals), followed by "The Reality" as Dershowitz sees it, and "The Proof," often drawing on the historical record. With a 150,000 first printing, a $150,000 marketing budget, a Today Show appearance on September 4 and an author tour, expect lots of discussion. (Sept. 2) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.\ \
