Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine - Zionism, Settler Colonialism, and the Case for One Democratic State

'Extremely convincing' - Electronic Intifada

For decades we have spoken of the 'Israel-Palestine conflict', but what if our understanding of the issue has been wrong all along? This book explores how the concept of settler colonialism provides a clearer understanding of the Zionist movement's project to establish a Jewish state in Palestine, displacing the Palestinian Arab population and marginalizing its cultural presence. 



Jeff Halper argues that the only way out of a colonial situation is decolonization: the dismantling of Zionist structures of domination and control and their replacement by a single democratic state, in which Palestinians and Israeli Jews forge a new civil society and a shared political community.

To show how this can be done, Halper uses the 10-point program of the One Democratic State Campaign as a guide for thinking through the process of decolonization to its post-colonial conclusion. Halper's unflinching reframing will empower activists fighting for the rights of the Palestinians and democracy for all.

Foreword by Nadia Naser-Najjab

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Colonist Who Refuses, the Comrade in Joint Struggle

PART I ZIONISM AS SETTLER COLONIAL PROJECT

1. Analysis Matters: Beginning with Settler Colonialism Acknowledgements

2. Zionism: A Settler Colonial Project

PART II THREE CYCLES OF ZIONIST COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT

3. Settler "Invasion" and Foundational Violence: The Pre-State Cycle (1880s-1948)

4. The Israeli State Cycle (1948-67)

5. The Occupation Cycle (1967-Present): Completing the Settler Colonial Project

PART III DECOLONIZING ZIONISM, LIBERATING PALESTINE

6. Decolonization: Dismantling the Dominance Management Regime

7. Constructing a Bridging Vision and Set of Acknowledgements

8. A Plan of Decolonization

9. Towards Post-coloniality

10. Addressing the Fears and Concerns of a Single Democratic State

A Last Word: Being Political

Notes

Index