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The Case for Israel [Hardcover]

Alan Dershowitz
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Aug 1 2003
The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel's rights, supported by indisputable evidence.
  • Presents a passionate look at what Israel's accusers and detractors are saying about this war-torn country.
  • Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument with hard facts.
  • Widely respected as a civil libertarian, legal educator, and defense attorney extraordinaire, Alan Dershowitz has also been a passionate though not uncritical supporter of Israel.


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Noting that he has been working on versions of these arguments since 1967, famed Harvard law professor Dershowitz offers "a proactive defense of Israel," a kind of amicus brief to "the court of public opinion." Not least among the exhibits are a WWII-era Muslim Palestinian leader who was "a full fledged Nazi war criminal, and he was so declared at Nuremberg"; a "vastly underpopulated" late 19th-century Palestine, to which European Jews began emigrating; and a 75-year-long Arab-Israeli war that features "Arab nations dedicated to genocidal aggression against civilians." Each of the 32 chapters begins with a commonly heard accusation against Israel, with long quotes from reputable "Accusers" (including newspapers and intellectuals), followed by "The Reality" as Dershowitz sees it, and "The Proof," often drawing on the historical record.
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Dershowitz is one of the nation's most prominent and visible defense attorneys, and he is also an ardent, eloquent, but not always uncritical defender of Israel. This book is written in the form of a legal brief. He does not seek to defend particular policies of the current Israeli government. In fact, Dershowitz has frequently criticized some Israeli policies toward Palestinians, particularly regarding West Bank settlements. Rather, here he attempts to rebut what he views as the more general and blatantly discriminatory criticisms of Israel as a state and culture. Some of these criticisms deny the "right" of Israel to exist. In response, Dershowitz asserts both the practical and moral justification for the continued existence of Israel as Jewish state. He also convincingly refutes several other oft-repeated myths, including the supposedly benign treatment of Jews in Arab lands and the "cycle of violence" canard that morally equates Palestinian suicide bombings with Israeli efforts to arrest or kill bombers before they act. As usual, Dershowitz is a passionate but generally fair and honest advocate for his position. Jay Freeman
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Alan Dershowitz explains in this succinct and blanced work, the situation involving Israel's decades long struggle for survival, against an Arab campaign to annihilate every Jewish man, woman and child in the Land of Israel, or as the anti-Israel hatemongers call it "Palestine."
He objectively go's through the history of the region and explains why the Jews have a right to be there. Indeed, despite the cold-blooded deceptions by the left (especially in academia and the media) the struggle is simply of 5 million Israeli men, women and children just to survive in the little strip of land, which one can barely see on a world map-the ancient homeland of the Jewish people. The right, which the world granted in 1948 through the United Nations, and are now, through the United Nations, academia, the Media, the totalitarian Third world Lobby etc, are now attempting to withdraw.

The 'Palestinian' terrorist onslaught against the Jewish people in Israel, is every bit as cruel and relentless as that of the Nazis against the Jewish people in Europe 60 years ago. The monstrous and inhumane Arabs that call themselves 'Palestinians' usually target women and children, and are supported today in their unfathomable cruelty, by those who claim to be 'progressive' and 'humane'. It is simply nauseating and frightening to realize that the world has come to this.
Even worse some ultra-left Jews in the Diaspora, have also turned on their fellow Jews in Israel, throwing their influence behind the Arab campaign for a holocaust of Israeli Jewry.
The writer of this book explains that is deception to claim that anti-Israel hatred is not anti-Semitism. After all the people singled out for genocide by the pro-Palestinian lobby are Jews. The fact that they live in Israel does not make them any less so than the victims of the Nazis , because they happened to live in Europe!
Dershowitz, in this work, makes clear the facts that have been obscured and twisted around 180 degrees. Is it too much to hope that if enough of us try to outline the truth, another great and callous injustice against the Jews can be prevented, 60 years after Hitler's holocaust?

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1.0 out of 5 stars Plagiarized! Jan 13 2013
By Ted
Format:Paperback
Just youtube:" Norman Finklstein Alan Dershowitz " and you will find what level of quality this book was written in, the sources used and the propaganda that went into it.
Alan Dershowitz is sadly a disgrace to Harvard University.
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By GerryM
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If you want facts and arguments based on same then it's a good book. I feel it's excessively biased towards the Israeli argument, but nevertheless worth reading if you are trying to get to the truth about the roots of the conflict between Palestine and Israel. This book should not be your only read as it's fairly one-sided, but it's a good one if you'll read others too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A brief and accurate depiction for beginners
This was a very clear introduction to the issues. It is especially revealing for those new to the topic.

I recommend this book to all!
Published on Aug 25 2009 by Chris Mann
1.0 out of 5 stars an absolute piece of trash
Dershovitz, who stands with murderers as OJ Simpson but against Academic Freedom (as is the case with Finkelstein) published another one of his "masterpieces", hatefest adorned... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars New wine, old bottles
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Published on Dec 26 2005 by Matthew
5.0 out of 5 stars Very objective
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Published on July 12 2005 by John Dole
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading on Israel
Dershowitz enters the arab-israeli conflict with a masterpiece of a tome. For this, I will be forever in his gratitude. Read more
Published on Sep 12 2004 by Frederick Litwin
5.0 out of 5 stars He Does It Again
Alan Dershowitz has finally put into print what should have been done long ago. I only hope he doesn't wind up preaching to the choir and actually convinces people that you cannot... Read more
Published on July 13 2004 by Charles M. Warady
1.0 out of 5 stars A very cumbersome and one-sided read
I purchased Alan Dershowitz's latest book as a result of reading the New York Times Book Review section. Read more
Published on July 1 2004 by John Halaychik III
1.0 out of 5 stars Curious assumptions.
What does it mean, 'The Case for Israel?' Lest that seem an ungenerous question, consider whether you would title a book 'The Case for The U.K.' or 'The Case for France'. Read more
Published on Jun 30 2004 by "olly_aginous"
1.0 out of 5 stars Propaganda
This is a worthless book filled with propaganda. Don't waste your time reading it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Balance
I am a student of Political Science at Duke University, and have read this book with great interest. Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004
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