Gershon Shafir: 2 books
A Half Century of Occupation
Israel, Palestine, and the World's Most Intractable Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the world’s most polarizing confrontations. Its current phase, Israel’s “temporary” occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, turned a half century old in June 2017. In these timely and provocative essays, Gershon Shafir asks three questions—What...
The New Israel
Peacemaking And Liberalization
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
The New Israel: Peacemaking and Liberalization argues that the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace process will be expedited by increased economic liberalization. Israel has undergone dramatic economic change in the 1990s, shifting from a strongly protectionist, state-centered economy to a more international,...