{"product_id":"9781566561303","title":"Original Signs : Reflections on the History of Zionism and Israel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Signs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting from a non-idealizing, non-demonological review of Judaism, Jewish history and anti-Semitism, this book presents a sympathetic analysis of the development of political Zionism - and goes on to show how a dream can become both a living reality and a nightmare. While Beit-Hallahmi does not fault the idea of a Jewish state in the abstract, he shows how Zionism in practice and power becomes a kind of settler colonialism trying to ignore its victims - the Palestinians. The purpose of Original Sins is to counter the mystification on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict, to examine causes and principles, and to reach an analysis of the current political and moral crisis, in search for a solution to end the suffering on both sides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Original Sins is thought -provoking and valuable... [It] is brilliant in its overall analysis... Beit-Hallahmi succeeds in presenting a wide-ranging yet concise, highly readable, well-organized, rational analysis that is laced with fresh insights and hard-hitting criticisms. Original Sins is to date the best brief overview published in English of the definition and history of Zionism in theory and practice. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781566561303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Olive Branch Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40590110884046,"sku":"9781566561303","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_6b8bf1c7-d3c0-4bc1-8737-43c09b3b5c9d.jpg?v=1637732186","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781566561303","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}