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Between the Lines: Israel, the Palestinians, and the U.S. War on Terror
This compilation of essays, edited by a Palestinian writer and an Israeli journalist, constitutes a challenge to critically rethink the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Between the Lines presents a groundbreaking study that brings together insights from across the lines of conflict to put the latest chapter of Israeli apartheid and Palestinian resistance into context.Contributors include: Marwan Bargouti, Dr. Azmi Bishara, Dr. Sami Shalom Chetrit, Dr. Saleh Abdel Jawwad, Husam Khader, Eileen Kuttab, Dr. Yitzhak Laor, Dr. Adi Ophir, Dr. Ilan Pappe, Linda Tabar, Graham Usher and Dr. Jamal Zahalqa.
“The destruction of a nation is not an everyday event in history. It is being carried out before our eyes, systematically and consciously, with cruelty and self-righteousness, and with the backing of the global superpower. These acute and informed essays develop a perspective on the background and unfolding of these events that is remote from anything likely to be heard in the West. They merit close attention and thoughtful consideration.”
—Noam Chomsky
”This collection provides a lucid and critical analysis of the Israeli and American policies in the Middle East. The disastrous repercussions of this unholy alliance are presented in this collection through incisive and timely contributions. In the best tradition of [the journal] Between the Lines, readers will be rewarded by this collection that unmasks and exposes what the mainstream media refuses to report or admit.”
—Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian and author of A History of Modern Palestine
Toufic Haddad is a Palestinian American activist who was formerly co-editor with Tikva Honig-Parnass of the Jerusalem-based magazine Between the Lines.
Tikva Honig-Parnass is a Jewish Israeli active in radical anti-occupation movements.
“The destruction of a nation is not an everyday event in history. It is being carried out before our eyes, systematically and consciously, with cruelty and self-righteousness, and with the backing of the global superpower. These acute and informed essays develop a perspective on the background and unfolding of these events that is remote from anything likely to be heard in the West. They merit close attention and thoughtful consideration.”
—Noam Chomsky
”This collection provides a lucid and critical analysis of the Israeli and American policies in the Middle East. The disastrous repercussions of this unholy alliance are presented in this collection through incisive and timely contributions. In the best tradition of [the journal] Between the Lines, readers will be rewarded by this collection that unmasks and exposes what the mainstream media refuses to report or admit.”
—Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian and author of A History of Modern Palestine
Toufic Haddad is a Palestinian American activist who was formerly co-editor with Tikva Honig-Parnass of the Jerusalem-based magazine Between the Lines.
Tikva Honig-Parnass is a Jewish Israeli active in radical anti-occupation movements.
418 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2007
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December 17, 2023
3.4/5
An illuminating collection of essays that filled-in many gaps in my knowledge of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This book specifically focuses on the time period between the beginning of the Second Intifada (2000-2005) up to the election of Hamas in Gaza (2006). It includes commentary on the U.S. role in legitimizing the “War on Terror” (in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East) and how it changed the political dynamics in Israel in regards to the Palestinians. It also speaks a lot to the moral bankruptcy and ultimate decline of the Zionist Left in Israel- and how it subsequently facilitated in disastrous and blatantly genocidal actions taken by the Israeli government since the turn of the century. I wouldn’t say that this is the most comprehensive account of the conflict to exist, but it posits some important ideas and presents an incisive political history that offers important context for current Israeli bombardement of Gaza.
An illuminating collection of essays that filled-in many gaps in my knowledge of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This book specifically focuses on the time period between the beginning of the Second Intifada (2000-2005) up to the election of Hamas in Gaza (2006). It includes commentary on the U.S. role in legitimizing the “War on Terror” (in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East) and how it changed the political dynamics in Israel in regards to the Palestinians. It also speaks a lot to the moral bankruptcy and ultimate decline of the Zionist Left in Israel- and how it subsequently facilitated in disastrous and blatantly genocidal actions taken by the Israeli government since the turn of the century. I wouldn’t say that this is the most comprehensive account of the conflict to exist, but it posits some important ideas and presents an incisive political history that offers important context for current Israeli bombardement of Gaza.
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