From Apartheid to Democracy (eBook)

A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine

Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, Sarah Leah Whitson (Autoren)

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2025
280 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-40201-0 (ISBN)

Infos

A decisive break from the failed Oslo Accords and an innovative plan to create the foundations for peace and self-determination in Israel-Palestine.
 
For more than three decades, the illusion of a two-state solution under the auspices of the Oslo Accords has allowed Israel to maintain a one-state reality of permanent occupation and apartheid.
 
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man and Sarah Leah Whitson challenge this approach, presenting a road map to end these crimes and create a rights-respecting regime for everyone now living under Israeli control. Only once basic safety and legal equality are assured can Jewish Israelis and Palestinians determine their futures—in one, two, or more states if they choose—through an inclusive, democratic process. Breaking with the failures of the past, the plan presented here makes clear that ongoing violations of basic human rights must be ended before issues of governance can be equitably addressed.
 
Clear-eyed yet hopeful, Omer-Man and Whitson offer proof of concept that democracy and equality are indeed attainable—and call on the international community to create the conditions required for them to flourish.

Inhalt

Contents
 
Preface
Introduction and FAQs
 
Part I
Chapter 1. International Law Framework
Chapter 2. When Will the Blueprint Be Relevant?
Chapter 3. The Day After the Blueprint
Chapter 4. The Challenge of Security, Violence, and Instability
 
Part II. The Blueprint
Section 1. Establish a Caretaker Government
Section 2. End Military Rule and Revoke Emergency Laws
Section 3. Restore Freedom of Movement
Section 4. The Courts
Section 5. Revoke Racist, Discriminatory Laws
Section 6. Citizenship and Voting Rights
Section 7. Security Forces and Disarmament
Section 8. Restorative Justice, Prisoners, and Refugees
Section 9. Elections and the Culmination of the Blueprint
 
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. Guiding Principles for the Transition
Appendix B. Laws That Should Be Immediately Revoked or Amended
Appendix C. Timeline for Implementation
Appendix D. Mapping Existing Security Forces
Appendix E. Committees and Commissions
Glossary of Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.9.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: Gaza • international conflict • International Law • International Relations • Israel • Middle East • Palestine
• ISBN-10: 0-520-40201-4 / 0520402014
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-40201-0 / 9780520402010