Palestine's Horizon
Toward a Just Peace
After enduring years of violent occupation, the Palestinian movement is exploring different avenues for peace. These include the pursuit of rights under international law through the UN and International Criminal Court, and the new emphasis on global solidarity and non-violent militancy embodied by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign (BDS).
In focusing on these new tactics of resistance, Falk refutes the notion that the Palestinian struggle is a 'lost cause'. He also reflects on the legacy of Edward Said and the importance of his humanist thought in order to present a vision of peace that is mindful of the formidable difficulties of achieving a just solution to the long conflict.
Richard Falk was formerly the UN special rapporteur to Palestine. His unparalleled scholarship on Israel/Palestine is informed by a deep commitment to humanist thought and an optimism for the future of the Palestinian struggle. He is Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University and a Research Fellow in Global Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author of over twenty books including Palestine's Horizon (Pluto, 2017) and Chaos and Counterrevolution (Zed, 2015).
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part I: Palestine’s Emergent Imaginary
1. Parameters of Struggle
2. Oslo Diplomacy: A Legal Historical Perspective
3. Rethinking the Palestinian Future
4. The Emergent Palestinian Imaginary
Part II: Palestine’s Legitimacy War
5. Violence and Nonviolence in the Palestinian Human Rights Struggle (co-authored with Victoria Mason)
6. International Law, Apartheid, and Israeli Responses to BDS
7. Palestinian Lawfare and the Search for a Just Peace
8. Palestine Becomes a State
9. Seeking Vindication at the International Criminal Court
Part III: Zionism and Anti-Semitism in the International Arena
10. Zionism and the United Nations
11. The US State Department, the Definition of Anti-Semitism, and Edward Said’s Humanism
Part IV: Edward Said’s Voice and Legacy
12. The Failed Peace Process: A Prophetic Indictment
13. Palestine as a “Lost Cause”
Notes
References
Index
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