Shir Hever: The Political Economy of Israel’s Occupation – Part VI

IOA Editor: This is a very important series, confirming Amira Hass’s assertions, made regularly, that Israel knows that peace just doesn’t pay.

By The Real News Network – 15 July 2010
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=74&jumival=574

A seven-part series on the political economy of the Israeli Occupation

Paul Jay of The Real News Network interviews Shir Hever, an Israeli economist and expert in the political economy of the Occupation whose forthcoming book is The Political Economy of Israel’s Occupation.

Part VI: Israel’s Elite and the Far Right – Israel Sells Itself As ‘Frontline’ Against Islam

The Political Economy of Israel’s Occupation

Part I: 18 Families Control 60% of the Equity Value of All Companies in Israel

Part II: Israel Inflates National Security Concerns in Order to Invalidate Labor and Class Disputes

Part III: Israeli Elite Profited through Privatization of Public Assets – Workers Are Asked to Sacrifice

Part IV: Rational and Irrational Zionism – The Moderates and the Right

Part V: One State or Two, There Should Be Economic Justice – The Only State Now is Israel, It Has Obligations

Part VI: Israel’s Elite and the Far Right – Israel Sells Itself As ‘Frontline’ Against Islam

Part VII: The Boycott Israel Movement – The Reasons for Boycotting Israel

Bio

Shir Hever is an economic researcher in the Alternative Information Center, a Palestinian-Israeli organization active in Jerusalem and Beit-Sahour. Researching the economic aspect of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, some of his research topics include international aid to the Palestinians and Israel, the effects of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories on the Israeli economy, and the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaigns against Israel. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of the economy of the Israeli occupation.

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