The Case for Palestine : An International Law Perspective.

Quigley, John.

The Case for Palestine : An International Law Perspective. - 1st ed. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2005. ©2005. - 1 online resource (358 pages)

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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Part One: Origins of the Zionist-Arab Conflict in Palestine -- 1. Zionist Settlement in Palestine: The British Connection -- 2. Zionist-Arab Conflict under the British Mandate: The Struggle for Land -- 3. Things Fall Apart: The Collapse of the British Mandate -- 4. A Portrait by Picasso: The UN Recommendation of Partition -- 5. Chaos on the Ground: Palestine in a Power Vacuum -- 6. Whose Land to Give? The UN Power over Palestine -- Part Two: The 1948 War and the Establishment of Israel -- 7. Sten Guns and Barrel Bombs: The Realization of the Zionist Dream -- 8. Kaftans and Yarmulkes: The Claim of Ancient Title to Palestine -- 9. Arab vs. Zionist: War of Independence or War of Aggression? -- 10. Exodus: The Departure of the Palestine Arabs -- 11. To Justify a State: Israel as a Fact -- Part Three: The Status of Arabs in Israel -- 12. The Real Conquest: The Repopulation of Palestine -- 13. The Present Are Absent: The Fate of the Arabs' Land -- 14. Hewers of Wood: Arab Commerce, Agriculture, and Labor -- 15. The National Institutions: The Legislation That Makes Israel Jewish -- 16. Holding the Soil: Arab Access to Land -- 17. The Law of Ingathering: Nationality and Citizenship -- 18. Divide and Conquer: Arabs in Israel's Political System -- 19. Protecting Privilege: Arabs and Governmental Services -- 20. Some Are More Equal: Ethnic Distinctions in the Law of Israel -- Part Four. The 1967 War, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip -- 21. No Peace: War Always on the Horizon -- 22. Mortal Danger? The 1967 Israel-Arab War -- 23. Deja Vu: Israel's Control of the West Bank and Gaza -- 24. More Land: Confiscation and Settlements -- 25. More Hewers of Wood: Commerce, Agriculture, and Labor -- 26. By the Sword: The Palestine Arabs' Claim of a Right to Resist. 27. Guns and Stones: Resistance by the Palestine Arabs to Occupation -- Part Five. Resolution of the Palestine-Israel Conflict -- 28. Statehood in the Making: Palestine Declares Independence -- 29. Oslo via Madrid: A Turn to Peace? -- 30. Talks Fail: The Sword Replaces the Pen -- 31. Jerusalem and the Settlements: Who Should Stay? -- 32. The Displaced: Where Will They Go? -- 33. The Way Forward: Peace or Confrontation? -- Notes -- Index.

A history of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians from the perspective of international law that examines the extent to which legitimate interests remain to be fulfilled.

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