Lynne Rienner Publishers

© 1993

ISBN: 1555873421

pages 318

 

edited by Edward Kaufman, Shukri Abed, Robert L. Rothstein

 

 

 

 

This important book tests the relevance for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict of the assumption that democratic countries do not wage war against one another. In the process, the authors address two fundamental questions: Can Israel remain democratic while facing recurrent wars and exercising military rule over a large disenfranchised population? And can the Palestinians become a democratic polity, given the historical, religious, and cultural obstacles they confront?

 

The themes shared by the authors—Palestinian, Israeli, and U.S. scholars—allow the expectation that the broad ideas and specific arguments found in the book will be instrumental to the peace process.