Israel on the Brink: And the Eight Revolutions That Could Lead to Decolonization and Coexistence

Description: A renowned Israeli-British historian argues Israel is fracturing, and considers the issues that must be centered for a peaceful future for Palestinians and Jews alike

In this timely book, historian Ilan Pappé argues that with the 2022 election of the most right-wing government in Israel's history, the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the subsequent Israeli war on Gaza, political fractures inherent in the Jewish state have expanded dangerously--and will potentially lead to Israel's collapse. With the goal of working towards a transition that is as peaceful as possible, Pappé sets out his thoughts about the risks and opportunities emerging from this historical moment.

Eight "mini-revolutions," he argues, will be necessary for this more hopeful future to emerge, including:

• Relocating the Right of Return of the Palestinian refugees to the center of the future vision;
• Establishing a new definition for the Jewish collective in historical Palestine;
• Finalizing a plan for the future of the Jewish settlements built in the West Bank since 1967; and
• Creating a new strategy for a united Palestinian national movement.

Review Quotes: "A bracingly principled and hopeful blueprint for the future."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Ilan Pappé supplants slogans for a single democratic state with a detailed program comprising eight mini-revolutions. This is a bold undertaking and offers abundant ground upon which to debate a vision and transform it into a program. Even, and especially, for those in disagreement, Israel on the Brink offers a point of departure to take seriously the work of decolonization."
--Noura Erakat, author of Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine

"Ilan Pappé's Israel on the Brink is a tour de force, essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the disintegration of the Zionist project and its consequences. Pappé, one of the foremost scholars on the Israel-Palestine conflict, has authored a series of groundbreaking and important books. This one is no exception."
--Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning former Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times

"When you think that everything that could be said has been, Ilan Pappé provides this eye-opening, original, and, most importantly, hopeful book."
--Eyal Weizman, author of Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation