Ghada Karmi, in Middle East International, 4 December 2009
“Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide…is a short and engaging account of how Israel has discriminated against its Arab citizens and the people under occupation from the inception of Zionism until the present day…This is a compact and readable manual for people unfamiliar with the details, and will be useful as an introduction to the subject.”
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Interview transcript for Tadamon!
‘Articulating Israeli Apartheid’, 24 November 2009
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News update
‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide’ is set to be published in translation in Spain by Bósforo Libros.
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From the New Statesman’s ‘Political Studies Guide 2010‘
Salma Yaqoob recommends Israeli Apartheid as a book “which everyone interested in politics should read”:
“In Israeli Apartheid: a Beginner’s Guide (2009), Ben White argues that Israeli restrictions of Palestinian movement,
its subdivision of and eviction from Palestinian land and its settler privilege maintained by military oppression recall apartheid South Africa’s pass laws, Bantustans and brutal white supremacy. And just as South Africa was the subject of international sanctions for its institutionalised discriminatory practices, White argues that so, too, should Israel be. This handbook doesn’t just educate; it points to how people can channel their anger into effective and peaceful political strategies.”
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Photo from my address to the Amnesty International UK National Student Conference, November 2009
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From PULSE, 7 November 2009
‘Israeli Apartheid – A Beginner’s Guide’
“The book is slim, smart and accessible, a beginner’s guide in the best sense. It’s also committed, again in the best sense. Its arguments are clear and evidenced, backed with notes and quotes. Insets to the text give Palestinian eyewitness testimonies. There’s a glossary and information on important groups which non-violently resist apartheid. It would make a useful gift for an interested friend or colleague. If I were a rich man I’d distribute a million copies.”
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From Friends of Al-Aqsa, 30 October 2009
Book review: ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide‘
“As John Dugard suggests in the Foreword, the South African apartheid was discussed significantly more than the Israeli apartheid is discussed today in academia and the media, and ‘herein lies the value of the present work’. This book can potentially awaken the international community and instil realisation that Israel is far from being a democratic, freedom-loving, peaceful state for all its citizens; an image which its allies continue to portray across the world.”
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News update
‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide’ is set to be published in translation in Poland.
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Beginner’s guide to Israel and Palestine, The Journal (Queen’s University), 16 October 2009
“On Wednesday night, more than 40 people attended a lecture by British author and journalist Ben White to hear his views on his new, controversially-titled book, Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide…”
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‘Apartheid’ is more than just a label, The Ubyssey, 14 October 2009
“On Wednesday, October 7, British freelance journalist Ben White gave a talk on campus regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sponsored by the club Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), White spoke to about a hundred people including students, teachers and interested Vancouverites…”
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News update
Pluto Press are reprinting ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide’, just 3 months after (UK) publication.
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From Palestine News Network (PNN), 1 October 2009
Book review: ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide hits the mark’
““If I only had a book that could explain everything about the occupation to anyone….” Anyone stuck in awkward dinner conversations when the subject turns to the crisis of the Holy Land can most likely relate to this wish. Worry no more: Israeli Apartheid, A Beginner’s Guide, delivers just that…”
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Photos from the ‘Towards the ‘Dignity of Difference” conference, October 2-4 2009, University of Alberta
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Interview with Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta), September 30, 2009, Issue #728
“…White penned the recently released Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide (Pluto Press, 144 pp, $15.95), and is embarking on a cross-Canada speaking tour, which includes a stop in Edmonton this weekend as part of the University of Alberta’s Towards the Dignity of Difference Conference. Vue Weekly spoke to White about his new book and prospects for a resolution in the Israel-Palestine conflict…”
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From Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September-October 2009
Books (p.60): ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide’
“Not all beginners’ guides are strictly for the amateur. Occasionally, some convey points in such an accessible and succinct manner as to present an ideal road map for experts and novicesalike. Ben White’s landmark new book, Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide, is one such work: a balanced and highly readable manual for anyone concerned with the origins and present-day manifestations of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict…
White proves himself to be an excellent investigator with a journalist’s eye for detail, clarity and brevity. As a result, Israeli Apartheid: A Beginners Guide, is an indispensable resource for anyone trying to expand the message of peace—for Palestinians and Israelis alike.”
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From Socialist Review, September 2009
Book review: ‘Israeli Apartheid’
“What Ben White has achieved is an extremely well detailed handbook for those new to the Palestinian issue…This book is crucial for newcomers to the issue of Palestine. Every school or FE student should get a copy, and teachers should be encouraging teenagers to read this immediately.”
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Dates announced for October Canada tour with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR)
See SPHR website for more details.
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Photo from talk at Quail Ridge Books & Music, Raleigh NC – July 27
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From The Electronic Intifada, 27 July 2009
Book review: ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide’
“…For all those engaged in the “cleaner struggle” against Israeli apartheid that Ehud Olmert so dreads, this little book is an invaluable tool. For those who simply wish to brush up rapidly on the facts of the Israel/Palestine issue, it is equally invaluable.”
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From the War on Want website, a report from the launch event held at Toynbee Hall, East London:
War on Want Summer 2009 Palestine Event
“…The event launched journalist Ben White’s new book Israel Apartheid: A Beginners Guide at Toynbee Hall, East London, where the author spoke about the book’s findings in conversation with War on Want’s Executive Director John Hilary. War on Want staff reported back from their recent trip to Palestine and the human rights situation they witnessed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories…”
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Church leaders back new critique of ‘Israeli apartheid’, Ekklesia, 21 June 2009
“In January 2009, people around the world watched in horror as the Israeli army pounded the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds of Palestinian civilians.
Now, a new book backed by a range of Christian leaders, academics and human rights activists, argues that the problems of occupation and violence in the region are deep rooted in ‘the essence of Zionism and Israeli policies in Palestine’…”
Ekklesia also published an official comment on the book release:
“Commenting on journalist Ben White’s new book Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think tank Ekklesia, commented:
‘Ben White has a passionate commitment to justice and to facing difficult facts. This book is likely to produce strong reactions, but it will also hopefully provoke real thought’…”
