Constance Hilliard is an associate professor of history at the University of North Texas, specializing in the history of race science in addition to teaching courses on the Middle East and Africa. She lives with her husband and son outside of Dallas, Texas.
“After more than sixty years of statehood, Israel grows more
powerful yet less secure. The stronger it becomes in its ability to
project force, the less legitimate it becomes in the eyes of the
world, the more corrupt and nihilistic, and the more beset by fears
of succumbing to the sheer demographic pressure of its Arab and
Islamic adversaries. That a terrible reckoning is coming is heard
even from leading Zionist quarters. Professor Constance Hilliard
adds an expert and compassionate voice to the gathering chorus
calling for a fundamental rethinking of the project of the Jewish
State. This is an important contribution to one of the great
debates of our time.”—Joel Kovel, author of Overcoming Zionism:
Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine
“It is strange yet predictable that this moderate and judicious
book that defers to conventional Jewish sensibilities will be
denounced as anti-Semitic for daring to consider for all of
historic Palestine what has long been commonplace in every modern
country-not a ‘Jewish’ or an ‘Arab’ state, but a democratic state
in which every person has one vote, all groups enjoy cultural
freedom, and religion is a private matter.”—Noel Ignatiev, author
of How the Irish Became White
“Constance Hilliard raises very critical issues, and whether one
agrees with her conclusions or not, there is much to ponder in her
analysis. Her leading theme seems to me very persuasive. For some
years, Israel has chosen a course that is likely to lead to
disaster, for itself and the region, not to speak of the
Palestinians; and unless those who call themselves ‘supporters of
Israel’ are willing to face these moral and geopolitical realities,
they may in reality be supporters of Israel's moral degeneration
and ultimate destruction.”—Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor &
Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus), Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
“Sometimes difficult ideological and political questions have to be
confronted head on— away from mythologies, fabrications,
manipulations and hidden agendas. This book is a brave and
straightforward engagement with one of our times' most pressing
issue: the Palestine Question. It looks into the near future with
open eyes and lays down what seems to be the only logical and moral
way forward.”—Ilan Pappe, author of A History of Modern Palestine:
One Land, Two Peoples
“At a moment when the 'two-state solution' looks increasingly
hollow, Constance Hilliard's Does Israel Have a Future? is a timely
and thoughtful intervention. It is perceptive about alarming
extremist trends within Israeli society, searing in its critique of
current political approaches, and skillful in drawing together the
threads of the growing movement for a just one-state solution. It
will be of great value both to scholars as well as those looking
for a book to help them understand events in Palestine/Israel.”—Ali
Abunimah, author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the
Israeli-Palestinian Impasse
“In this thoroughly researched book, Hilliard presents an honest
assessment of the Jewish state’s chances for survival given the
forces ranged against it. The discussions about the future of the
Jewish state analyzed in this book are some of the most significant
to engage Israelis since 1948, dominating the airwaves, newspapers,
and café conversations. Distilling these disparate views into a
simple, straightforward exploration of one of the most explosive
issues of our time—one into which few people outside Israel have
delved as deeply as Hilliard has—the author presents a provocative
argument that will appeal to scholars and students of international
affairs, political science, and the Middle East, as well as general
readers concerned about Israel’s future."—Arab Washingtonian
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