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About the Book | "One Country" in the Press |Book Tour Events | Buy the book on Amazon.com | Recent Articles by Ali Abunimah ABOUT THE BOOK One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse By its expansionist policies Israel has destroyed the foundations of a two-state solution while unilateral separation has been exposed as a dangerous delusion. The time has therefore come for an honest exploration of alternative solutions. One Country is a major contribution to this debate, combining as it does extensive knowledge with a commitment to justice for the Palestinians. It is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the problems of the present and the possibilities of peace in the Middle East. -- Avi Shlaim, author of The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World Ali Abunimah refuses to join the international chorus of governments, intellectuals, and conflict resolution experts who offer utopian pleas for tolerance and impractical self-serving solutions to the Palestine/Israel tragedy. What he offers instead is an elaboration on the only real and practical solution that will end oppression and bring about justice and equality for Palestinians and Israelis. -- Joseph Massad, author of The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rages on with relatively new leadership on both sides, we are led to ask what has become a perennial yet only more urgent question -- will this conflict ever be resolved in a way that will finally bring peace to the region? This fall, Metropolitan Books will publish one of the most controversial approaches to a resolution. Noted expert on the topic and the son of Palestinians who fled the country in 1948, Ali Abunimah makes the radical argument that what is needed is one state shared by Palestinians and Israelis in his new book, ONE COUNTRY: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse (Metropolitan Books; November 2006). Clear-eyed, sharply reasoned, and compassionate, ONE COUNTRY revives an old and neglected idea of sharing the country. Although living together might seem impossible, Abunimah shows how Israelis and Palestinians are by now so intertwined -- geographically and economically -- that no kind of separation can lead to the security Israelis need or the rights Palestinians must have. He reveals the bankruptcy of the two-state approach, takes on the objections and taboos that stand in the way of a binational solution, demonstrates that sharing the territory will bring benefits for all, and asserts that the country can remain a homeland for both Jews and Palestinians. The absence of any other workable option can only lead to ever-greater extremism; it is time, Abunimah suggests, for Palestinians and Israelis to imagine a different future and a different relationship. More urgent than ever, ONE COUNTRY is a provocative approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and one that is certain to cause a stir on all sides. About the Author: Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian-American, is the cofounder and editor of the Electronic Intifada website since 2001 and, more recently, of Electronic Iraq and Electronic Lebanon. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Chicago, he has written for the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. A resident of Chicago, he also directs research for the design of children's services in the United States and Europe. [Top of Page] "ONE COUNTRY" IN THE PRESS [Top of Page] BOOK TOUR EVENTS Please revisit this page for information on future ONE COUNTRY book release/speaking events Cambridge, MA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13th 7pm-First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church 3 Church Street, Cambridge, MA (Harvard Square) Co-sponsored by Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East -Greater Boston Chapter, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC-MA), the Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights (BCPR), United for Justice with Peace Israel-Palestine Task Force. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th 4:30pm--Starr Auditorium Belfer Building John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Note: Book sales are not permitted at Kennedy School events. For directions, see: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/main/directions.htm Chicago, IL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th 7.30pm - North Park University Hamming Hall, Foster and Kedzie Avenues. For directions visit www.northpark.edu. As part of the lecture series, "The Search for Truth and Justice in the Middle East," hosted by the Center for Middle East Studies, Ali Abunimah will speak about the current situation in the region, as well as read from and discuss his book, One Country. There will be a book signing after the talk. New York, NY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16th 6:30-8:30pm - Columbia Law School Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia Law School, Room 106, Corner of West 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Readings and presentations by Abunimah and Joseph Massad, book signing to follow. Hosted by Henry Holt & Co. publishers, and Columbia student groups Safaa and the Arab Students' Association (School of International and Public Affairs), and Qanun (Columbia Law). For more information contact Zachary Wales. Washington, DC FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th 6.30-8pm - The Palestine Center The Palestine Center and Jerusalem Fund Gallery are located in the offices of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, on the ground level of the Potomac Plaza apartment complex, just off Virginia Avenue NW at the intersection of Virginia and New Hampshire Avenue, NW. The nearest metro station is Foggy Bottom. For more information regarding directions, click here or call 202-338-1958. This evening lecture and book signing is free and open to the public. However, registration is required. To register, call 202-338-1290 (ext. 11) or email the name of the event, your name, affiliation, and contact information to rsvp@palestinecenter.org. The speaker’s remarks will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by a book signing. Copies of his latest book, One Country, will be on sale before and after the lecture. Please register no later than 5:00 p.m. Thursday, 16 November 2006. 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