Israelis and Palestinians

Acknowledgements Prologue Part One: The Cycle of Violence Chapter 1: Disputed Homeland Chapter 2: Wounds and Backlash Chapter 3: Breaking the Cycle? Chapter 4: Joining the Conversation of Mankind Part Two: Backlash Chapter 5: The Psychology of Backlash Chapter 6: The Illusions of Backlash Chapter 7: Collective Guilt: The Role of Stereotypes Part Three: Rigid Beliefs and Identity Chapter 8: The Role of Rigid Beliefs Chapter 9: Belief Systems: Challenge and Response Chapter 10: Identity Traps Epilogue Notes Index

Jonathan Glover is one of Britain's leading moral philosophers. He is Emeritus Professor of Ethics at King's College London, where he also served as Director of the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, and previously taught at New College, Oxford. His many books include Choosing Children: Genes, Disability and Design, Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century, and Alien Landscapes?: Interpreting Disordered Minds.

'What singles this book out from all others about the conflict are two features: a sympathetic recognition of the traumas on both sides, but, more importantly, a deeper attempt to unravel and suggest ways to overcome the underlying and by-now self-perpetuating psychological forces that make peace today improbable. This is not a narrative that offers us a ready template for a "solution" in the classical sense: it is a call for what needs to be done to make what is now an improbable solution a possible one. For me, it was an eye-opener!'
Sari Nusseibeh, President Emeritus, Al-Quds University
 
'Israelis and Palestinians is a book about a land and its tormented politics, but it is first and foremost about people. Jonathan Glover's humanist perspective avoids the common pitfalls of assigning blame or proposing "out-of-the-box" solutions to the indefatigable conflict. His empathetic account of the social and psychological barriers to peace is indispensable for anyone interested in understanding the conflict, let alone solving it.'
Assaf Sharon, Molad, The Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy
 
"deeply relevant [...] With insight and understanding, Glover merges philosophy with psychology, arguing that atrocities are committed because of deeply embedded human tendencies."
Gabrielle Rifkind, The Guardian
 
"Glover's stature as a moral philosopher affords a unique and valuable perspective."
The Critic