The Case for Israel

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author = Alan Dershowitz
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Non-fiction
publisher = Wiley
pub_date = 2003
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media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 264
isbn = 0-471-46502-X
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"The Case for Israel" is a "New York Times" bestseller by Alan Dershowitz, [cite book | first=Alan | last=Dershowitz | coauthors= | title=The Case for Israel | publisher=Wiley | location= | year=2003 | editor= | id=ISBN 0-471-46502-X] a law professor at Harvard University. The book responds to common criticisms of Israel.

The book is divided into several chapters, each of which addresses what Dershowitz identifies as being particularly strong accusations and myths about Israel, such as "Israel is the 'prime' human rights violator in the world" and "Israel is the cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict." Each chapter is divided into several sections. "The Accusation" states a common criticism of Israel, "The Accusers" lists several quotes from critics supporting the accusation, "The Reality" contains a short statement contradicting the accusation, and "The Proof" contains Dershowitz's explanation of his viewpoint. Edward Said and Noam Chomsky are among the critics that he quotes the most heavily.

Dershowitz has released a sequel in 2005 championing the two state solution. The book, "The Case for Peace", explains what he believes is needed to be done in order to achieve peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Criticisms and controversy

Norman Finkelstein claims the book is a hoax [ [http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/article.php?pg=4&ar=1 The Dershowitz hoax] ] and that some of its citations are plagiarized from "From Time Immemorial", another book Finkelstein extensively criticized. [ [http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/article.php?pg=11&ar=1 Alan Dershowitz Exposed: What if a Harvard Student Did This?] ] These heated claims have led to what has become known to some as the Dershowitz-Finkelstein affair. Former Harvard president Derek Bok exonerated Dershowitz of the plagiarism charges. [Marcella Bombardieri, " [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/07/09/academic_fight_heads_to_print/ Academic Fight Heads to Print] ", "The Boston Globe", July 9, 2005.] Finkelstein devotes much of his book "Beyond Chutzpah" to responding to Dershowitz's arguments. [cite book | first=Norman G. | last=Finkelstein | coauthors= | title=Beyond Chutzpah : On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History | publisher=University of California Press | location= | year=2005 | editor= | id=ISBN]

Michael Neumann, a professor of philosophy at Trent University, wrote a book entitled "The Case Against Israel" published by "CounterPunch" in response to "The Case for Israel" [cite book | first=Michael | last=Neumann | coauthors= | title=The Case Against Israel | publisher=AK Press | location= | year=2005 | editor=| id=ISBN] .

ee also

*Hasbara
*Dershowitz-Finkelstein affair
*"The Case for Peace"
*"The Case For Democracy" by Natan Sharansky
*Bibliography of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Notes

External links

* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/047146502X Search inside The Case for Israel for free via Amazon's Online Reader]
* Professor Noam Chomsky's [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/17/1327203 defense of Norman Finkelstein] on the April 17 2007 broadcast of Democracy Now!
* [http://www.alandershowitz.com/ Alan M. Dershowitz] Official website.