PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

PART ONE-CONTRASTING AGENDAS: BOYCOTT VERSUS PEACEBUILDING
I THE GOALS AND TACTICS OF THE BOYCOTT MOVEMENT
II FIVE COMPONENTS OF A PEACE PLAN

PART TWO-FOUR BDS FACULTY PORTRAITS
III JUDITH BUTLER: A Philosopher Promotes a One-State Fantasy
IV STEVEN SALAITA: The Fluid Line Between Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism
V SAREE MAKDISI: Criminalizing Israeli Law and Culture
VI JASBIR PUAR: Obsessive Demonology as a Research Agenda

PART THREE-TEACHING FOR EMPATHY OR HOSTILITY
VII ANTI-ZIONIST HOSTILITY:
Teaching to Delegitimate the Jewish State
VIII PEDAGOGY AS EMPATHY:
Teaching Jewish-Israeli, Arab-Israeli, and Palestinian Poetry Together

PART FOUR-CHALLENGES IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND IN PALESTINE
IX A FACULTY GROUP ORGANIZES A BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN
X ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN PALESTINIAN UNIVERSITIES
XI THE CASE FOR COORDINATED UNILATERAL WITHDRAWL FROM THE WEST BANK: A Proposal to Rescue the Two-State Paradigm

AFTERWORD
Where BDS is Headed in the Academy
BIBLIOGRAPHY
NOTES
INDEX

Israel Denial is the first book to offer detailed analyses of the work faculty members have published--individually and collectively--in support of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement; it contrasts their claims with options for promoting peace. The faculty discussed here have devoted a significant part of their professional lives to delegitimizing the Jewish state. While there are beliefs they hold in common--including the conviction that there is nothing good to say about Israel--they also develop distinctive arguments designed to recruit converts to their cause in novel ways. They do so both as writers and as teachers; Israel Denial is the first to give substantial attention to anti-Zionist pedagogy. No effort to understand the BDS movement's impact on the academy and public policy can be complete without the kind of understanding this book offers.
A co-publication of the Academic Engagement Network

Cary Nelson is author or editor of over 30 books, including studies of modern poetry and the politics of higher education, Nelson's most recent book is Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Movement to Boycott Israel.