Between Jew and Arab: The Lost Voice of Simon Rawidowicz »

DAVID N. MYERS is professor of History and Director of the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies. He is the author of Re-Inventing the Jewish Past (1995) and Resisting History (2003).

An exploration of the fascinating Jewish thinker Simon Rawidowicz and his provocative views on Arab refugees and the fate of Israel

List of Illustrations

Introduction 1

Pt. I The Jewish Question 21

Pt. II The Arab Question 89

"Between Jew and Arab" 135

From Simon Rawidowicz, Bavel vi-Yerushalayim (1957)

English Translation by David N. Myers and Arnold J. Band

Epilogue 181

Appendixes

A Historical Timeline: Relevant Dates in "Between Jew and Arab" 189

B The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (1948) 191

C The "Law of Return" (5710/1950) 194

D The "Nationality Law" (5712/1952) 196

E The "Land Acquisition (Validation of Acts and Compensation) Law" (5713/1953) 202

E United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights: General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III) 207

G United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, November 29, 1947 214

H United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 (III): Palestine - Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator 236

I United Nations General Assembly Resolution 273 (III): Admission of Israel to Membership in the United Nations 240

Notes 241

Bibliography 289

Acknowledgments 301

Index 305