Book details

Author: Maher El-Kurd

• Explores the October 2023 war and its roots in the long Palestinian–Israeli conflict.
• Highlights central issues of self-determination, refugee rights, and the dismantling of colonial structures.
• Examines the fragmented Palestinian economy in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza under decades of Israeli control.
• Critiques limited approaches focused only on Gaza’s recovery or post-1967 frameworks like the two-state solution.
• Argues that real progress requires confronting ethnic cleansing and apartheid-like policies.
• Analyzes the obstacles to the two-state solution, including settlement expansion, demographic changes, and ideological divisions.
• Explains why Israel bears responsibility for leading Gaza’s reconstruction efforts.
• Reviews reparation and compensation claims as essential steps toward justice and lasting peace.
• Stresses the importance of a comprehensive conflict resolution process to ensure true stability

The narrative roots the October 2023 war in the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict, highlighting how it revived global attention to core issues like self-determination, refugee rights, and dismantling colonial structures. While many post-war visions focus narrowly on Gaza`s rehabilitation, this study situates it within the fragmented Palestinian economy of the occupied territories (oPt)—West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza—under Israeli control since 1967. It critiques approaches that limit solutions to the 1967 war consequences via a two-state model, arguing they overlook deeper grievances from ethnic cleansing and apartheid-like policies. Despite international consensus on a two-state solution based on the June 1967 borders, the book explores implementation challenges, including Israeli settlements, demographic shifts, and ideological barriers to peace. The book discusses why Israel should be the primary source of financing for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. As the international community moves to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict after the war in favor of the two-state solution, conflict resolution requires addressing all claims to achieve a stable and lasting peace. The book reviews these reparations and compensation claims.
Recommended Amazon KDP Categories
• Primary Category: Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > International & World Politics > Middle Eastern
• Secondary Category: History > Middle East > Palestine
• Tertiary Category: Business & Money > Economics > Economic Conditions
Keywords
1. Gaza reconstruction
2. Palestinian economy
3. Two-state solution
4. Post-war Gaza
5. Israeli occupation
6. Political economy of Palestine
7. Middle East conflict