Old Conflict, New War Israels Politics toward the Palestinians [Paperback]

The book provides a comprehensive sociological and cultural explanation of Israel's politics toward the Palestinians, covering the period of the Oslo Accords and the Second Intifada and focusing on the concept of a 'new war' that is an outgrowth of internal relations within Israel itself and the diversionary politics of its leadership.Introduction: The Muqata  New Wars in the Global Era PART I: THE CHANCES FOR PEACE  Internal Struggle around the Oslo Agreements  The Military Politics of the IDF  PART II: AL-AQSA INTIFADA  'No Partner to Peace'  From Disturbances to War  Israel and the 'Global War on Terror'  Operation Defensive Shield  Social Protest in the War  PART III: THE POLITICS OF SEPARATION  Israel's Reaction to the Roadmap  The Separation Fence  Withdrawal from Gaza Epilogue: Israel's Further New Wars

Ben-Eliezer (sociology, Univ. of Haifa, Israel) adds to an understanding of the transition of Israel from a society and polity led by secular, socialist, and tolerant nationalists of European descent to a nation inexorably dominated by Israelis from the wider diaspora who embrace aggressive ethnonationalism that demonizes and isolates Palestinians as enemy Arabs . . . Recommended. - CHOICE

Uri Ben-Eliezer has written a head-turning account of a major shift in Israel's military policy. He offers a fascinating account of how a changing global culture after the Cold War gave rise to a new kind of nationalism in Israel - with its own brand of military solutions for dealing with the Palestinian issue. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in Israel, the Middle East, or the new ways that wars are conceived of and fought in the twenty-first century. - Joel S. Migdal, Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies, University of Washington and author of Permanent Player: The United States and Middle East Regiolc1