The 51 day war ruin and resistance in Gaza

On July 8, 2014, Israel launched air strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza, followed by a ground invasion. The ensuing fifty-one days of war left more than 2,200 people dead. Max Blumenthal was in Gaza and throughout Israel-Palestine during what he argues was an entirely avoidable catastrophe. Blumenthal...

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Main Author: Blumenthal, Max, 1977- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Nation Books, [2015]
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Summary: On July 8, 2014, Israel launched air strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza, followed by a ground invasion. The ensuing fifty-one days of war left more than 2,200 people dead. Max Blumenthal was in Gaza and throughout Israel-Palestine during what he argues was an entirely avoidable catastrophe. Blumenthal radically shifts the discussion around a number of highly contentious issues-- the use of civilians as human shields by Israeli forces, the arbitrary targeting of Palestinian civilians, and the radicalization of Israeli public officials and top military personnel. The 51 Day War is an urgent warning that the aftermath of the conflict has made another military assault on Gaza almost inevitable.
Physical Description: viii, 261 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-251) and index.
ISBN: 9781568585116 (HC)
156858511X (HC)
Author Notes: Max Blumenthal is the author of Republican Gomorrah , a New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller, and Goliath , winner of the Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Notable Book Award. His writing and video documentaries have appeared in The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , The Daily Beast , The Nation , The Guardian , The Independent Film Channel, The Huffington Post , Salon.com, Al Jazeera English and many others. Follow him on Twitter @maxblumenthal.