Walled: Israeli Society at an Impasse ebook

by Sylvain Cypel

Sylvain Cypel Politics and Government English

Cypel, Sylvain (2006). Walled: Israeli society at an impasse. a b "Walled by Sylvain Cypel: About the author". Download as PDF. Printable version.

Cypel, Sylvain (2006). Ran Greenstein, "Socialist Anti-Zionism: A chapter in the history of the Israeli radical left", Socialist History, 35 (2009). This article about a French journalist is a stub.

Cypel takes some swipes at the Palestinians, but clearly feels that Israel bears more responsibility for the impasse.

From this somewhat haphazard critique (the book presupposes extensive knowledge of Israeli history and politics), he explores the ideology and mentality behind Israeli policies toward the Palestinians. Cypel takes some swipes at the Palestinians, but clearly feels that Israel bears more responsibility for the impasse. Cypel's book can be heavy going-contentious, rambling, repetitive and full of dense psychologizing. Still, his is an impassioned, often perceptive challenge to the Israeli consensus.

Sylvain Cypel, author of Walled: Israeli Society at an Impasse, talked about the history of Israeli-Palestinian relations. Sylvain Cypel, author of Walled: Israeli Society at an Impasse, talked about the history of Israeli-Palestinian relations.

Walled: Israeli Society at an Impasse.

Sylvain Cypel offers a lucid analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian situation and powerfully demonstrates that the wall of protection erected in th. .ISBN13:9781590512104.

Walled: Israeli Society at an Impasse. Though a substantial military power, with the backing of the US, the author argues, Israel continues to embrace a myth of itself as innocent victim, thus perpetuating its attempts to demonize the Palestinians and dominate them by force. 1590512103 (ISBN13: 9781590512104). More problematic has been the colonization of the West Bank with Jewish settlers, themselves supported by an ultranationalist myth - a kind of Manifest Destiny - a belief in the God-given right to reclaim and inhabit the entire land of biblical Israel.

Cypel holds degrees in Sociology, Contemporary History and International Relations. Mr. Cypel is Jewish and has lived in Israel for 12 years. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He currently is a correspondant to Le Monde in New York City. Cypel is the author of "Walled: Israeli Society at an Impasse" (2006, Other Press), which looks at the history of thought in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Walled: Israeli Society at an Impasse", 2007 Other Press.

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In the article Elon wrote The original French title of the book, Les Emmurés-those walled in-better expresses the peculiar mixture of joie de vivre, arrogance, provincialism, aggressiveness, fear of another Holocaust, and claustrophobia that has struck foreign observers and also some Israelis for years.

An award-winning journalist explores the culture of denial in Israeli and Palestinian societies–and its lethal consequences.Walled examines the contemporary state of mind of Israel's citizens, tracing the history of the State of Israel back to the Jewish national movement and the beginnings of Zionism. Sylvain Cypel offers a lucid analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian situation and powerfully demonstrates that the wall of protection erected in the West Bank by Israel is the most visible symptom of a society in peril.Those who are walled, Cypel argues, are first and foremost the Israelis themselves, who have chosen to ignore rather than acknowledge the existence and rights of their neighbors. Through the study of political discourse, intellectual controversy, and national institutions such as the army and the educational system, Cypel illuminates the mechanics of the culture of force that has led Israeli society into its current impasse. Walled combines historical, cultural, and sociological analysis with personal testimonies and a delightful Jewish wit, offering a cogent and gripping portrait of two peoples walled by denial: Israeli society and its "other," the Palestinians.

ℓo√ﻉ

Eye opening. A must read for anyone who wants to understand the root cause of Israel/Palestine hostility. A story of occupation and the loss of land, homes, normal daily freedoms of the indigenous people of Palestine to the occupiers.

Zyangup

I agree with an earlier reviewer that the typeface chosen is cramped and difficult for folks whose eyes are not perfect. Also there are many awkward parts where the editing left much to be desired. Add that to the subject matter covering some horrid things that people have done to each other for political power and it makes for one of the most excruciatingly difficult books I've ever read. HOWEVER: The information is important and exhaustively covered.
If you've got the fortitude to slog through this beast you will be rewarded with a rich and deep understanding of the complicated issues.

I hated every second I spent reading this book, but I don't regret it. Not at all.

Dorizius

This is an excellent well-written book. It is a balanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, by a French reporter. The European/French perspective is refreshing.

Anarasida

Israel is imperiled. So argues the French Jewish writer of this heavily researched analysis of Israel's current social and political status. The peril he identifies is within, based on a denial of its responsibility for displacement of Palestinian populations in 1948 and 1967 and the evidence that exists of systematic ethnic cleansing. Not all blame is laid at the feet of Israel; the author points to failures of political leadership, especially in the case of Arafat, that have subverted nearly every effort of the Palestinians to deal effectively with Israel.

Much of the author's argument is devoted to analysis of myths and realties on both sides of the conflict, which have led to continued failures to reach accommodation and to undermine every "peace effort." Though a substantial military power, with the backing of the US, the author argues, Israel continues to embrace a myth of itself as innocent victim, thus perpetuating its attempts to demonize the Palestinians and dominate them by force. More problematic has been the colonization of the West Bank with Jewish settlers, themselves supported by an ultranationalist myth - a kind of Manifest Destiny - a belief in the God-given right to reclaim and inhabit the entire land of biblical Israel. Meanwhile, true democracy within Israel has been compromised by the ultrareligious and the military, weakening the strength of a secular government that grants equal rights to all, including the country's minority of Palestinian citizens.

Finally, the author argues, Israel is nearing a point of moral bankruptcy, its occupation of the West Bank and its attempts to crush Palestinian resistance seen as ethically unjustifiable. With the building of the Wall and the fragmentation of the Palestinian populations into enclaves, the comparison to apartheid-era South Africa become more pronounced. Continuing on its present course can only lead to defeat, as the resistance of the Palestinians has shown that a final victory is not possible.

Pro-Israeli readers may well object to the viewpoint of this book. However, it is an argument that, regardless of one's sympathies, needs a hearing.

Buridora

Unlike most of books on the topic of the Israeli Palestinian conflict, this one concentrates primarily on Israeli mentality and and attitudes towards the Palestinians. Israelis have trained themselves to be immune to the injustices perpetrated by them through the process of denial of facts in evidence and through the well adavanced sense and propaganda of victimhood. Cypel agrees that the sense of victimhood and inability to see the concerns of the 'other' is plaguing the Palestinians as well but without question their reasons by far outweigh those of the Israelis. The book is extremely well written, well documented and painfully honest. The first reviewer in this forum gave the book one star. Don't be fooled. On scanning her other reviews she has given ALL books criticising Israel one star and those in support of Israel 5 stars. This book is not meant to comfort or assuage the reader, on the contrary- it ought to rile him or her against the monstrosity of a 40 year occupation.

Quamar

This book is a good analysis of two "cultures" -- the culture of denial and the culture of force -- that characterize Israeli society today. It shows the way the army and the educational system in Israel greatly reinforce this approach to life. They help Israelis totally ignore the reality and the "personhood" of their blood brothers, the Palestinians, who live and suffer at their hands on the other side of the wall. It's witty, too --a good read and terribly important for an understanding of where Israel and, in fact, the US, are today.

Macill

Unfortunately the print is too small and cramped for me ( a senior) to read without strain. I had to return it. I therefore cannot rate the contents of the book.