from his website: www.benwhite.org.uk
About Ben
Ben White is a freelance journalist, writer and activist, specialising in Palestine/Israel. He has been visiting the region since 2003 and his articles have been widely published in the likes of The Guardian’s Comment is free, Al Jazeera, Electronic Intifada, New Statesman, Salon, Christian Science Monitor, Middle East International, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and others.
His most recent book, ‘Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy‘, was published by Pluto Press in January 2012, with a foreword by Member of Knesset Haneen Zoabi. It received endorsements from Booker Prize-shortlisted author Ahdaf Soueif, Prof Ilan Pappe, Ali Abunimah, and others.
His first book, ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide‘, was published in 2009 by Pluto Press, with a foreword by John Dugard, South African law professor and ex-UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The book received praise from the likes of Desmond Tutu, Nur Masalha and Ghada Karmi.