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From Apartheid to Democracy
A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine
A decisive break from the failed Oslo Accords and an innovative plan to create the foundations for peace and self-determination in Israel-Palestine.
For more than three decades, the illusion of a two-state solution under the auspices of the Oslo Accords has allowed Israel to maintain a one-state reality of permanent occupation and apartheid.
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man and Sarah Leah Whitson challenge this approach, presenting a road map to end these crimes and create a rights-respecting regime for everyone now living under Israeli control. Only once basic safety and legal equality are assured can Jewish Israelis and Palestinians determine their futures—in one, two, or more states if they choose—through an inclusive, democratic process. Breaking with the failures of the past, the plan presented here makes clear that ongoing violations of basic human rights must be ended before issues of governance can be equitably addressed.
Clear-eyed yet hopeful, Omer-Man and Whitson offer proof of concept that democracy and equality are indeed attainable—and call on the international community to create the conditions required for them to flourish.
For more than three decades, the illusion of a two-state solution under the auspices of the Oslo Accords has allowed Israel to maintain a one-state reality of permanent occupation and apartheid.
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man and Sarah Leah Whitson challenge this approach, presenting a road map to end these crimes and create a rights-respecting regime for everyone now living under Israeli control. Only once basic safety and legal equality are assured can Jewish Israelis and Palestinians determine their futures—in one, two, or more states if they choose—through an inclusive, democratic process. Breaking with the failures of the past, the plan presented here makes clear that ongoing violations of basic human rights must be ended before issues of governance can be equitably addressed.
Clear-eyed yet hopeful, Omer-Man and Whitson offer proof of concept that democracy and equality are indeed attainable—and call on the international community to create the conditions required for them to flourish.
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man is Director of Research for Israel-Palestine at DAWN and former Editor in Chief of +972 Magazine.
Sarah Leah Whitson is Executive Director of DAWN and former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division.
Sarah Leah Whitson is Executive Director of DAWN and former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division.
"Neither utopian nor resigned, From Apartheid to Democracy is a pragmatic road map for transforming an undemocratic one-state reality into a democratic one. The world desperately needs the conversation this book is trying to start by demonstrating that policy alternatives do indeed exist."—Nathan Thrall, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
"Compassionate, rigorous, and visionary, From Apartheid to Democracy provides a necessary antidote to the prevailing orthodoxy concerning Palestine/Israel that offers no plausible path toward durable peace. In defining concrete and realizable steps to address current injustices, the authors inspire hope for a better future for all people who live there."—George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus of Law, UC Law San Francisco
"Compassionate, rigorous, and visionary, From Apartheid to Democracy provides a necessary antidote to the prevailing orthodoxy concerning Palestine/Israel that offers no plausible path toward durable peace. In defining concrete and realizable steps to address current injustices, the authors inspire hope for a better future for all people who live there."—George Bisharat, Professor Emeritus of Law, UC Law San Francisco