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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505 0 |a Rogues -- Human animals -- The Resistance -- The Battle of Shujaiya -- A thin red line -- Bloodlands -- Human shields -- Hannibal -- Good night, Left Side -- The attrition factor -- Three million bullets -- Assassins -- Bringing the towers down -- Defiance in the rubble -- Dodging death -- The deadliest catch -- Singapore or Darfur -- The Teacher. 
520 |a 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. 
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