Posted on 10/05/08
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THE HEBREW REPUBLICHow Secular Democracy and Global Enterprise Will Bring Israel Peace at LastBy Bernard Avishai, Harcourt, 290 pages, $28.95Montreal native and respected political and business commentator Avishai offers a three-pronged solution to the world's most intractable problem. First, and most controversially, he proposes a "Hebrew republic," a Jewish state that would not favour Jews or Judaism. He also proposes a peace accord with the Palestinians along the lines of the Geneva proposals, to be followed (and cemented) by an economic union of Israel, Palestine and Jordan. It's that middle step, though, that's the steepest.
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