Middle East in Focus host Estee Chandler speaks with
Sara Lee Whitson and Michael Schaefer Omerman about their new book
From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine.

The authors outline a practical plan to end Israel’s occupation and apartheid system and build a rights-based democratic framework for everyone between the river and the sea.

Topics include:

• The one-state reality and the failure of the Oslo process.


• International findings on illegality, apartheid, and genocide in Gaza.


• How global pressure can shift political will.


• A phased blueprint: end occupation/apartheid, then create democratic institutions.


• Security during transition—merged forces, disarmament, checkpoints, and freedom of movement.


• Why equal rights and accountability must come first.