Israelis And Palestinians

Moshé Machover is a mathematician and emeritus professor at London University. He is coauthor with Akiva Orr of Peace, Peace Where There Is No Peace and with Emmanuel Farjoun, Laws of Chaos: A Probabilistic Approach to Political Economy.

"It is no exaggeration to say that this book is the best possible introduction to the topic for English-speaking readers. Its inestimable virtue is that it affords a historical overview of the whole Zionist enterprise, without which it is impossible to situate the struggle in any meaningful sense, much less reach a conclusion as to how it might successfully be resolved. Machover does both these things, and the result is a volume which Anglophone socialists must read."—Chris Gray, The Weekly Worker“This collection of Moshé Machover’s writings from the mid-1960s to today brings together a coherent and consistent vision of Zionist colonialism and the dispossession and discrimination which have been its hallmarks throughout the whole period. [A] valuable book in its historical reach, accessible style, and forthright debunking of the ‘peace process’ and other lazy myths...”— Victoria Brittain, former associate foreign editor of the Guardian and author of Hidden Lives, Hidden Deaths“The quality of [Machover’s] writing is clear, precise, accessible, free of cant, challenging, and unswerving in its commitment, and its content is the very stuff of struggle—all marks of an organic intellectual.”—A. Sivanandan, director, Institute of Race Relations“Moshé Machover has been consistent in his belief that socialism provides the best framework for the organization of human affairs and this governs his perspective on the Arab-Israeli conflict. While many have internalized the nation-state as the most sublime form of social and political organization, he remains undaunted in his rejection of nationalism.”— Musa Budeiri, author of The Palestine Communist Party, 1919–1948: Arab and Jew in the Struggle for Internationalism“This collection of essays reflects Matzpen’s resolutely socialist perspective for understanding the root cause of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.... [Machover] not only elaborates on constructing a solid basis for a socialist alternative to Zionism but enriches the general Marxist and socialist theory on colonialism and imperialism in our era.”— Tikva Honig-Parnass, author of False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and The Struggle for Palestine

• 1. Israelis and Palestinians: Conflict and Resolution2. Resolution of The Israeli–Palestinian conflict: A socialist viewpoint3. Israeli Socialism and anti-Zionsm: Historical Tasks and Balance Sheet4. Abominable Warmongering Left5. Zionism: propaganda and sordid reality6. A FAQ: What do you think about suicide bombers?7. The Palestine Problem and the Israeli-Arab Dispute8. Palestinian Struggle and Middle-East Revolution9. Arab Revolution and National Problems in the Arab East10. Comrade Jabra Nicola 1912–197411. The Zionist Left and the Palestinian Resistance12. Borochovist ‘Revival’ 13. Reply to Sol Stern14. Zionism and its scarecrows15. Why I am not an Israeli peace activist 16. Following the Israeli–Egyptian Treaty: Against the Autonomy!17. The Case for Hebrew Self-Determination18. Zionism, national oppression and racism19. Matzpen and Ha‘olam Hazeh – New Force20. The social identity of Ha‘olam Hazeh21. Liars22. THE CLASS NATURE OF ISRAELI SOCIETY23. Zionism and Oriental Jews: a dialectic of exploitation and co-optation24. New Premises for a False Conclusion25. Resurrection of the Dead