Partitioning Palestine Legal Fundamentalism in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
, by Strawson, John- ISBN: 9780745323244 | 0745323243
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 5/15/2010
The book focuses on three key moments in the conflict: the League of Nations Mandate, the United Nations partition plan and the Oslo agreements. None of these documents are neutral but rather encode a variety of meanings. The book traces the way in which these legal narratives have shaped national identity. Law, far from offering conflict resolution, has reinforced the trenches from which Palestinians and Israelis confront each other.