Change in Palestine

As change sweeps through the Arab world, the Israeli Palestinian conflict continues to be defined by stagnation. However, contrary to public perception, new political trends have also emerged from within the Palestinian Territories and bolster prospects for the realisation of Palestinian national aspirations.

“The Politics of Change in Palestine” discusses these changes. The book contradicts the prevalent myth that incompetent, corrupt, and uncompromising Palestinian decision-makers are responsible for the lasting stalemate in the Middle-East Peace Process. The book highlights recent political developments in Palestine that fundamentally redefine important parameters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These include the re-invention of Hamas, reforms within the Fatah movement, state-building efforts of the Palestinian Authority and the surge of non-violent resistance.

Contrary to public perception, these new political trends in the Palestinian Territories pose an unprecedented strategic challenge to the Israeli leadership.

The book was published in March 2011 by Pluto Press (UK) and is distributed in the US by Palgrave Macmillan.

 

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From the Back Cover:

Gernot Erler

Deputy Foreign Minister of Germany 2005-2009 and Deputy Chairman of Social Democrats in the Bundestag, Berlin.
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Joost R. Hiltermann

Deputy Program Director Middle East and North Africa, International Crisis Group, Washington, DC.
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Mustafa Barghouthi

Secretary General of Palestinian National Initiative, Ramallah.
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Khaled Hroub

Director of the Arab Media Project, University of Cambridge.
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