Postby Jack Roper » Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:46 pm
Just a quick follow-up on the Bookforum. here is a recent post on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, demonstrating a true diversity of views. Of course, I don't have time to read all of these--who does? But if you pick a few you'll see what I mean.
The recent intensification of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Aug 13 2014 3:00PM
Hanan Harif (HUJ): The Revival of the Orient, Pan-Semitism and Pan-Asianism within Zionist Discourse. Raphael Cohen-Almagor (Hull): Reconciling Liberalism and Judaism? Human Rights in Israel. Eyal Lewin (Ariel): The Clash of Civil Religions: A Paradigm for Understanding Israeli Politics. Maoz Rosenthal (IDC): Keep Your Enemies Close and Your Friends Closer: Israeli Governments' Duration 1948-2013. Orna Ben-Naftali (COMAS) and Rafi Reznik Tel Aviv): The Astro-Nomos: On International Legal Paradigms and the Legal Status of the West Bank. Ziv Bohrer (Bar-Ilan): Lawyers in Warfare: Who Needs Them? Frances Kamm (Harvard): Taking Just War Seriously in Gaza. Is Israel fighting a just war in Gaza? Jeff McMahan on how grasping the ethics of the crisis requires us to properly understand the concept of proportionality. Is Israel’s military action in Gaza morally defensible? Peter Singer on ethics in Gaza. Michael Walzer on why Israel must defeat Hamas, but also must do more to limit civilian deaths. Reporters have finally found Hamas — what took so long? For all the hype, does Israel's Iron Dome even work? Paul Mason on why Gaza will prove to be a game-changing event. Yishai Schwartz on how the Gaza war will end. From the Stanford University Press blog, views on Gaza: Scholars reflect on the recent intensification of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Alex Cocotas on a portrait of an Israeli peace protest. Is Zionism a feeling, or an idea? Jonathan Chait on an important intellectual cleavage among Zionists. Should American Jews refrain from criticizing Israel until this round of fighting is over? Emily Bazelon and Ruth Margalit debate. Tim Murphy on how the Gaza conflict has become New York’s great conversational taboo. Read this before you post about Gaza on Facebook.