The most sophisticated and nuanced account of the Zionist-Arab
conflict.??The New York Times Book Review
A very rich account.... Defies sweeping generalizations
about the conflict and facile attribution of moral responsibility
to any one side.??Foreign Affairs -- Review
內容簡介:
At a time when the Middle East has come closer to achieving
peace than ever before, eminent Israeli historian Benny Morris
explodes the myths cherished by both sides to present an epic
history of Zionist-Arab relations over the past 120 years.
Tracing the roots of political Zionism back to the pogroms of
Russia and the Dreyfus Affair, Morris describes the gradual influx
of Jewish settlers into Palestine and the impact they had on the
Arab population. Following the Holocaust, the first Arab-Israeli
war of 1948 resulted in the establishment of the State of Israel,
but it also shattered Palestinian Arab society and gave rise to a
massive refugee problem. Morris offers distinctive accounts of each
of the subsequent Israeli-Arab wars and details the sporadic peace
efforts in between, culminating in the peace process initiated by
the Rabin Government. In a new afterword to the Vintage edition, he
examines Ehud Barak’s leadership, the death of President Assad of
Syria, and Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, and the recent renewed
conflict with the Palestinians. Studded with illuminating portraits
of the major protagonists, Righteous Victims provides an
authoritative record of the middle east and its continuing struggle
toward peace.
關於作者:
Benny Morris is a Professor of History at Ben-Gurion University
in Beersheeba, Israel.