 In the essay " Zionism from the Standpoint of its Victims " ( 1979 ) , Said argued in favour of the political legitimacy and philosophic authenticity of the Zionist claims and right to a Jewish homeland ; and for the inherent right of national self @-@ determination of the Palestinian people . Said 's books about Israel and Palestine include The Question of Palestine ( 1979 ) , The Politics of Dispossession ( 1994 ) , and The End of the Peace Process ( 2000 ) . 
