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This book examines Palestinian politics in Jerusalem since 1967,
and in particular since the outbreak of the second Intifada in
September 2000, focusing on the city's decline as an Arab city and
the identity crisis among the Jerusalemite Palestinians.
Principally concerned with Palestinian politics and how they have
evolved over time from the grass roots upwards, it covers issues
such as the separation wall, military activity and terror, planning
regulations, the joint Jewish-Arab struggle against the occupation,
and efforts to remove Palestinians from the city. Drawing upon
conversations with hundreds of Palestinians - Islamists,
nationalists, collaborationists, and a-political people - as well
as upon military courts files and Palestinian writings, Hillel
Cohen tells the story of the failure of the Palestinian struggle in
Jerusalem in both its political and military dimensions. He points
at the lack of leadership and at the identity crisis among
Palestinian Jerusalemites which were created by Israeli policies
(the separation wall, the closure of Palestinian institutions) and
Palestinian faults (the exclusion of Jerusalem from the Palestinian
Authority in Oslo Agreements, or the suicide attacks in the second
Intifada). Providing a broad overview of the contemporary situation
and political relations both inside the Palestinian community and
with the Israeli authorities, the book gives a unique insight into
Palestinians' views, political behaviour, and daily life in
Israel's capital. As such, it is an important addition to the
literature on Palestinian politics, Jewish and Israeli studies, and
Middle Eastern politics.
This book examines Palestinian politics in Jerusalem since 1967,
and in particular since the outbreak of the second Intifada in
September 2000, focusing on the city's decline as an Arab city and
the identity crisis among the Jerusalemite Palestinians.
Principally concerned with Palestinian politics and how they have
evolved over time from the grass roots upwards, it covers issues
such as the separation wall, military activity and terror, planning
regulations, the joint Jewish-Arab struggle against the occupation,
and efforts to remove Palestinians from the city. Drawing upon
conversations with hundreds of Palestinians - Islamists,
nationalists, collaborationists, and a-political people - as well
as upon military courts files and Palestinian writings, Hillel
Cohen tells the story of the failure of the Palestinian struggle in
Jerusalem in both its political and military dimensions. He points
at the lack of leadership and at the identity crisis among
Palestinian Jerusalemites which were created by Israeli policies
(the separation wall, the closure of Palestinian institutions) and
Palestinian faults (the exclusion of Jerusalem from the Palestinian
Authority in Oslo Agreements, or the suicide attacks in the second
Intifada). Providing a broad overview of the contemporary situation
and political relations both inside the Palestinian community and
with the Israeli authorities, the book gives a unique insight into
Palestinians' views, political behaviour, and daily life in
Israel's capital. As such, it is an important addition to the
literature on Palestinian politics, Jewish and Israeli studies, and
Middle Eastern politics.
In late summer 1929, a countrywide outbreak of Arab-Jewish-British
violence transformed the political landscape of Palestine forever.
In contrast with those who point to the wars of 1948 and 1967,
historian Hillel Cohen marks these bloody events as year zero of
the Arab-Israeli conflict that persists today. The murderous
violence inflicted on Jews caused a fractious - and now traumatized
- community of Zionists, non-Zionists, Ashkenazim, and Mizrachim to
coalesce around a unified national consciousness arrayed against an
implacable Arab enemy. While the Jews unified, Arabs came to grasp
the national essence of the conflict, realizing that Jews of all
stripes viewed the land as belonging to the Jewish people. Through
memory and historiography, in a manner both associative and highly
calculated, Cohen traces the horrific events of August 23 to
September 1 in painstaking detail. He extends his geographic and
chronological reach and uses a non-linear reconstruction of events
to call for a thorough reconsideration of cause and effect. Sifting
through Arab and Hebrew sources - many rarely, if ever, examined
before - Cohen reflects on the attitudes and perceptions of Jews
and Arabs who experienced the events and, most significantly, on
the memories they bequeathed to later generations. The result is a
multifaceted and revealing examination of a formative series of
episodes that will intrigue historians, political scientists, and
others interested in understanding the essence - and the very
beginning - of what has been an intractable conflict.
Based on his reading of top-secret files of the Israeli police and
the prime minister's office, Hillel Cohen exposes the full extent
of the crucial, and, until now, willfully hidden history of
Palestinian collaboration with Israelis--and of the Arab resistance
to it. Cohen's previous book, the highly acclaimed "Army of
Shadows, "told how this hidden history played out from 1917 to
1948, and now, in "Good Arabs "he focuses on the system of
collaborators established by Israel in each and every Arab
community after the 1948 war. Covering a broad spectrum of
attitudes and behaviors, Cohen brings together the stories of
activists, mukhtars, collaborators, teachers, and sheikhs, telling
how Israeli security agencies penetrated Arab communities, how they
obtained collaboration, how national activists fought them, and how
deeply this activity influenced daily life. When this book was
first published in Hebrew, it became a bestseller and has evoked
bitter memories and intense discussions among Palestinians in
Israel and prompted the reclassification of many of the hundreds of
documents Cohen viewed to uncover a story that continues to unfold
to this day.
Based on his reading of top-secret files of the Israeli police and
the prime minister's office, Hillel Cohen exposes the full extent
of the crucial, and, until now, willfully hidden history of
Palestinian collaboration with Israelis - and of the Arab
resistance to it. Cohen's previous book, the highly acclaimed "Army
of Shadows", told how this hidden history played out from 1917 to
1948, and now, in "Good Arabs" he focuses on the system of
collaborators established by Israel in each and every Arab
community after the 1948 war. Covering a broad spectrum of
attitudes and behaviors, Cohen brings together the stories of
activists, mukhtars, collaborators, teachers, and sheikhs, telling
how Israeli security agencies penetrated Arab communities, how they
obtained collaboration, how national activists fought them, and how
deeply this activity influenced daily life. When this book was
first published in Hebrew, it became a bestseller and has evoked
bitter memories and intense discussions among Palestinians in
Israel and prompted the reclassification of many of the hundreds of
documents Cohen viewed to uncover a story that continues to unfold
to this day.
Inspired by stories he heard in the West Bank as a child, Hillel
Cohen uncovers a hidden history in this extraordinary and
beautifully written book - a history central to the narrative of
the Israel-Palestine conflict but for the most part willfully
ignored until now. In "Army of Shadows", initially published in
Israel to high acclaim and intense controversy, he tells the story
of Arabs who, from the very beginning of the Arab-Israeli
encounter, sided with the Zionists and aided them politically,
economically, and in security matters. Based on newly declassified
documents and research in Zionist, Arab, and British sources, "Army
of Shadows" follows Bedouins who hosted Jewish neighbors, weapons
dealers, pro-Zionist propagandists, and informers and local leaders
who cooperated with the Zionists, and others to reveal an alternate
history of the mandate period with repercussions extending to this
day. The book illuminates the Palestinian nationalist movement,
which branded these 'collaborators' as traitors and persecuted
them; the Zionist movement, which used them to undermine
Palestinian society from within and betrayed them; and the
collaborators themselves, who held an alternate view of Palestinian
nationalism. "Army of Shadows" offers a crucial new view of history
from below and raises profound questions about the roots of the
Israel-Palestine conflict.
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