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slaapkameractivist's review against another edition
3.0
I saw this recommended. It has some good ideas but honestly it's too obvious for me that it's written by the coloniser and not the colonised. Also it has just too much white saviour type vibes. I don't want to say it's bad just.... You're better of reading a decolonisation book written by a Palestinian.
criticalmiss's review
challenging
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Very informative, I gave this 4 stars as it was very technical in its writing at times and hard to keep my focus however Jeff Halper (an Israeli Jew who has been advocating for Palestinians for years) really breaks down the 1 state solution and some steps to how to go about it and the obstacles in the way. Very worth the read
youssefhassan13's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
A great balance of the history of Zionist colonization and a solution that is viable
kimberlys's review against another edition
5.0
Read this book.
Google the One Democratic State Campaign.
Google the One Democratic State Campaign.
scrow1022's review
4.0
This one took me a long time to read, just very dense in both history and analysis (especially the middle part which circles in on analysis). The first section was illuminating in showing the formation of Zionism as an ideology similar to Manifest Destiny, then the third section a possible blueprint for moving through it and transforming the status quo. Possible blueprint for here (USA) as well?
I think the last section is rather more optimistic than I feel right now (for either Israel/Palestine or the US), particularly in light of the years since it was written, but I can hope to be wrong.
I think the last section is rather more optimistic than I feel right now (for either Israel/Palestine or the US), particularly in light of the years since it was written, but I can hope to be wrong.
dustcircle's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent book about the history of apartheid on Palestinian people and how to hypothetically get the Israeli government to stop its bigotry, and make amends.
eatreadgamerepeat's review against another edition
3.0
I think this is by far the most recently published of the books I read on the palastine occupation, and while it was interesting to read a text from the perspective of an american/Israeli settler with more recent examples i also think its not the best written. I did learn a lot but for a lot of things he didnt really present any real new information (that i havent seen in other places at least)
venneh's review against another edition
4.0
This is a strange combination of incredibly academically precise but when it gets to the actual practical “how will we do this thing”, it gets a bit vague. One of the things that I really appreciate about this is the depth of the historical look that Halper takes at the Israeli colonization, because again, we never really got taught about this on school. He’s also incredibly thorough at academically deconstructing the colonization, and explaining all the stakeholders and how they can play into the process of decolonization. However, when it comes to the actual practical “how can we do this”, he is incredibly vague. Part of it may be because he’s Israeli, and though he’s involved in active resistance to the colonization efforts, he doesn’t feel like he has he standing to say how he should do it. But it leaves the book feeling a bit soft and mealy mouthed towards the end. Still a fantastic read, especially in light of the recent Ben and Jerry’s decisions over where they’ll sell in the area, which is a fantastic practical application of the BDS framework.