Comments on: Sari Nusseibeh on Z Word http://blog.z-word.com/2008/04/sari-nusseibeh-on-z-word/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:15:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: lbnaz http://blog.z-word.com/2008/04/sari-nusseibeh-on-z-word/#comment-267 lbnaz Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:33:26 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=90#comment-267 Appropos for an article about Sari Nusseibeh's antipathy to revanchist sloganeers is Hillel Cohen's important book about the history of Arab collaboration with Zionists. Reviewed here by Benny Morris: http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=0e100478-298c-438c-a994-e1800474ad19 Appropos for an article about Sari Nusseibeh’s antipathy to revanchist sloganeers is Hillel Cohen’s important book about the history of Arab collaboration with Zionists. Reviewed here by Benny Morris:

http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=0e100478-298c-438c-a994-e1800474ad19

]]> By: Lyn http://blog.z-word.com/2008/04/sari-nusseibeh-on-z-word/#comment-266 Lyn Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:35:22 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=90#comment-266 Anthony David is right - Nusseibeh is a mass of contradictions. Unlike him, however, I never felt that these contradictions resolve themselves. The book does not passionately advocate two states, indeed Nusseibeh seems to seesaw between one and two states. I never understood what the essence of Palestinian nationalism was all about. Neither did I feel Nusseibeh had much empathy for Jews - who were always described as Russian upstarts. He admired Abu Jihad who the Israelis would probably not hesitate to describe as a terrorist. I was no closer to understanding what made Nusseibeh tick at the end of the book than at the beginning. Anthony David is right - Nusseibeh is a mass of contradictions. Unlike him, however, I never felt that these contradictions resolve themselves. The book does not passionately advocate two states, indeed Nusseibeh seems to seesaw between one and two states. I never understood what the essence of Palestinian nationalism was all about. Neither did I feel Nusseibeh had much empathy for Jews - who were always described as Russian upstarts. He admired Abu Jihad who the Israelis would probably not hesitate to describe as a terrorist. I was no closer to understanding what made Nusseibeh tick at the end of the book than at the beginning.

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