Sharing The Promised Land

Sharing the Promised Land by Shuli Dichter A provocative
manifesto that challenges the false notion of coexistence
between Arabs and Jews in Israel and offers a
groundbreaking blueprint for a truly shared society. In
this moving memoir lifelong activist Shuli Dichter traces
his own ideological transformation From an Israeli
kibbutznik who as a Jew was raised to be a master of the
Promised Land to someone who now seeks complete and full
equality for Jews and Arabs there. In twelve moving
stories and six powerful reflections Dichter takes readers
along the bumpy path that is required for shaping fair and
equal relations between Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens.
His insights and conclusions stem from his decades of
daily experience as a Jew practicing partnership with Arab
colleagues in the realm of civil society organizations.
Following a thorough and painful examination of the first
century of Jewish-Arab relations he suggests a profound
conceptual change of Zionism one that would draw on some
of the valuable lessons learned by Diaspora Jewy in living
among the nations. This transformation Dichter argues is a
vital condition for the future of collective Jewish life
in Israel. Can Israel learn from this account? Can
Diaspora Jews reshape their view of Israel after years of
being shown a reality that never really existed? Shuli
Dichter – lifelong activist formally executive director of
shared society NGOs has been researching and promoting
equality and integration between Arab and Jewish citizens
in Israel for over 30 years. Sharing the Promised Land
redefines what it means to be a Zionist in the 21st
century. Dichter’s thoughtful insights and innovative
proposals offer a controversial yet compelling argument
for honest lasting solutions to the power imbalance
plaguing the two peoples living in the State of Israel.