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Democracy, Peace, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict |
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Democracy, Peace, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Shukri Abed, Edy Kaufman, Robert L. Rothstein This important book tests the relevance for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict of the assumption that democratic countries do not wage war against one another. In the process, the authors address two fundamental questions: Can Israel remain democratic while facing recurrent wars and exercising military rule over a large disenfranchised population? And can the Palestinians become a democratic polity, given the historical, religious, and cultural obstacles they confront? The themes shared by the authors -- Palestinian, Israeli, and U.S. scholars -- allow the expectation that the broad ideas and specific arguments found in the book will be instrumental to the peace process. |
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