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From Apartheid to Democracy

Sarah Leah Whitson
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
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"From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine" offers a bold, new plan to end apartheid and occupation in Israel-Palestine, creating the conditions for Palestinians and Israelis alike to democratically decide how they wish to be governed – in one, two or more states. Breaking from the policy stagnation left in the wake of the failed Oslo Process, the Blueprint offers a detailed roadmap for the global community to envision a way out of the current, one-state, apartheid reality. Crucially, it does not precondition ending the crimes of apartheid and occupation on bilateral negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis marred by skewed power dynamics.
The Blueprint's three year transition process commences with the appointment of a locally led transitional government in all of Israel-Palestine and culminates in a popular referendum on questions of statehood and governance; it establishes a secure, just and equitable framework for subsequently resolving other important questions, such as the return of refugees, justice and accountability.
Neither utopian nor resigned, From Apartheid to Democracy is a pragmatic road map for transforming an undemocratic one-state reality into a democratic one. The world desperately needs the conversation this book is trying to start by demonstrating that policy alternatives do indeed exist.

Nathan Thrall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Day in the Life of Abel Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

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Media Coverage

December 6, 2025 – "In Spite Of the Ongoing Agony, A Plan For Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians," Background Briefing with Ian Masters.
 November 25, 2025 -" The Two-State Solution Has Long Been Dead. Here's How to Bring Peace to Israel-Palestine Instead," Zeteo.
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