
The Case for Peace
How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2008
نویسنده
Alan M. Dershowitzناشر
Recorded Books, Inc.شابک
9781440795442
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- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی

Alan Dershowitz, of Harvard Law School, has been a prominent liberal defender of human rights for many years. Here he follows up his book THE CASE FOR ISRAEL with revised arguments, in light of Yassir Arafat's death. Now, Dershowitz believes, the time is right to advance the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Peace must be the goal, he says, and not the utopian one-state solution fringe elements on each side believe. Dershowitz is not the ideal narrator for his own book. In a high voice he rushes along too rapidly, though his passion is perceptible. Still, his ideas are thought-provoking, and his work is worth a listen. D.A.W. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

June 1, 2006
Dershowitz, building on the popularity of his previous workThe Casefor Israel, outlines what he considers the obvious solution to the conflict in the Middle East, a variation of the two state plan. Starting with the premise that the Palestinian community is moving toward a peaceful, democratic society, he lists all the advantages that would arise from the adaptation of his plan. Unfortunately, since the book was written, it has become obvious that coexistence with Israel is still unacceptable to the current Palestinian leadership and others in the Muslim world. Therefore, what the author is proposing is a separate peace, and a separate peace is no peace at all. In addition, he undermines his own authority by inserting a highly inappropriate polemic about individuals who attacked his previous book and/or are strongly anti-Israel. The result is a work that is divisive rather than insightful, praised by those who already share his beliefs and demonized by those who oppose them. Dershowitzs regional accent may initially surprise some listeners, but he is clear and expressive. Well read but disappointing; recommended for large collections only.I. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Boone, IA
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