Israel: Democracy or Apartheid State?

An insightful analysis of one of today's most pressing world issues.

More than a hundred years ago, the British government issued the Balfour Declaration, calling for the establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine. Seventy years ago, the UN recommended the partition of Palestine into two states a Jewish State and an Arab State. The decision paved the way for the establishment of the State of Israel a year later on 78% of historic Palestine, amid widespread ethnic cleansing of indigenous Palestinian inhabitants.

And more than 50 years ago, the Israeli military occupied the Palestinian West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip occupation which endures to this day. In light of these milestones, Josh Ruebner draws on personal anecdotes and reflections, historical documents, and legal analyses to answer one of the most pressing issues in international affairs today: is Israel a democracy or does its separate and unequal treatment of the Palestinian people render it an apartheid state? With President Donald Trumps willingness to explore a one-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the question gains immediacy, as Ruebner argues that any settlement of the conflict must be based on freedom, dignity, and equality.