Israel Victory
How Zionists Win Acceptance and Palestinians Get Liberated

by Daniel Pipes
New York: Wicked Son, forthcoming: June 18, 2024.

A leading historian applies his deep understanding of the Middle East to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict – the most intractable, emotive clash of the last century.

Daniel Pipes argues that this long struggle pits two unique and doomed mentalities that exist outside of normal politics against each other, making it so difficult to comprehend.

One mentality consists of rejectionism, or the Palestinians' negation of Jews, Judaism, Zionism, and Israel. Rejectionism accounts for their enduring goal of genocide, their refusal to take yes for an answer, their unwillingness to seek improved living circumstances, and their determination to defame the Jewish state.

The other mentality consists of conciliation, or the Zionists' attempt to win Palestinian acceptance not by defeating their enemy, but by enriching and placating it. Pipes argues against this anomalous Zionist approach, advocating instead the traditional method of ending a war – through victory: Palestinians give up, Israel wins.

In a brilliant essay that brings surprisingly fresh insights and original policy recommendations to a well-worn topic, Pipes draws lessons from past "peace process" failures, delves into the universal nature of defeat and victory, and offers practical advice on how Israel can win: through minimal violence and maximal messaging.

Both sides need an Israel Victory to break with the static pull of outdated mentalities. For Israel, it means acceptance, especially among Muslims and on the global Left. For the Palestinians, Israel Victory means liberation from a destructive obsession, enabling them finally to build a polity, economy, society, and culture worthy of their skills and ambitions.

Biography: Daniel Pipes taught history at Harvard University and the University of Chicago, served on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff under President Reagan, administered Fulbright Fellowships, and founded the Middle East Forum. Israel Victory is his nineteenth book. Prior books of note include In the Path of God, Greater Syria, and The Rushdie Affair.

A top Al-Qaeda figure publicly invited him to convert to Islam. Pipes has also been recognized as one of Harvard University's 100 most influential living graduates and listed in Marquis' Who's Who in the World.

The New York Times calls him "smart and well-informed," the Wall Street Journal, "an authoritative commentator," and the Washington Post, "perhaps the most prominent U.S. scholar on radical Islam." Egypt's Al-Ahram deems him the neo-conservative movement's "leading thinker" and the Toronto Star labels him "wildly controversial." Le Monde Diplomatique considers him "one of the most unconditionally pro-Israel propagandists," and, finally, Counterpunch denounces him as "an infamous charlatan."