By Manila Ryce
Published Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Due to Neocon/Zionist pressure earlier this summer over Joel Kovel’s book, “Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine”, the University of Michigan Press stopped distributing books from the London-based independent publishing house Pluto Press. Last week, the University of Michigan Press overturned this decision by voting unanimously to continue distributing Pluto Press. Kovel’s stance on Israel is a unique one. He advocates a single-state solution, which is really the only way to have a democratic and secular Israel. He elaborates on what the popular two-state solution would really entail.
Overcoming Zionism
Joel Kovel’s “Overcoming Zionism” After Initially Dropping Book Due to Rightwing Criticism
Last week the University of Michigan Press voted unanimously to continue distributing books from the London-based independent publishing house Pluto Press. The controversy began earlier this summer when the university press initially decided to stop distributing Joel Kovel’s “Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine.”
Added: October 29, 2007
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