Book Review

Zionism: v. 1: The Real Enemy of the Jews
* Hardcover: 596 pages
* Publisher: WORLD FOCUS PUBLISHING, Kent, England.(2005),Camel Books, Calicut (Indian Imprint) (2007)
* Language: English

“If the conflict in Palestine goes on, it has all the potential to go to hell, the Armageddon,” said Alan Hart, a former British television executive, an analyst in Middle-East affairs, narrates the terrifying global consequences of the conflict which has certainly led to the Clash of Civilisation, that is Judeo-Christianity Vs Islam. The author is also a correspondent with ITN’s New at Ten and BBC’s Panorama Programme.
Alan Hart in his latest book, ‘Zionism: The Real Enemy of Jews’ provide a deeper analysis perhaps for the first time ever, of why we are on a course for a Clash of Civilisations and how it can be averted.
The book is a rewrite of the Arab-Israeli conflict, narrating its regional and global dimensions.
The author finds out Zionism has a negative influence on several aspects, be it world economy, politics, media, anything you name it, are under the control and fear of Zionism. It relies constantly on terror and Antisemitism for its survival.
But the author seeks to blame the "Zionists" for anything he can. Here is a small sampling of quotes from the first chapter: "Arafat is loved by many of his colleagues," his "kindness and his humanity is something unbelievable," and his courtesy is "unfailing." One person is quoted as saying that compared to Gamal Abdul Nasser, "Arafat is a saint."
The author adopts a style of writing like a novel rather than a conventional historic account to make it accessible to all. The book cannot be read in a jiffy, instead needs time and effort to grasp the points author wants to highlight the readers. But it is worth a read who like to read on world politics. He says enough for me to understand that a two state solution will never work, it will be based on the Israel state dominating the Palestine state. Hart says that a unified fight against Zionism from within Israel and beyond is the only real solution to this problem.