Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian

Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Why has peace in the Middle East remained so elusive?<div><br /><div><i></i></div><div><i>Obstacle to Peace</i> not only provides the answer, but also explains why you won't hear it from U.S. government officials or the mainstream media.<div><br />With incisive and provocative analysis, Jeremy R. Hammond provides a meticulously documented account that explodes popular myths and deconstructs standard narratives about the Israel-Palestine conflict.</div><div><br />For anyone seeking a better understanding of the conflict s root causes, the true reasons for its persistence, and the way forward, <i>Obstacle to Peace</i> delivers the knowledge and insights to effect the paradigm shift required to achieve justice and peace in the Middle East.</div><div><br />Inside its pages, you'll learn:</div><div><br />* How US and Israeli policies have strengthened Hamas</div><div><br />* Why Israel implemented an illegal policy of collectively punishing the civilian population of Gaza, and how it's been able to do so with impunity</div><div><br />* What really happened during Operation Cast Lead and Operation Pillar of Defense, two of Israel's large-scale military assaults on the defenseless Gaza Strip</div><div><br />* What the so-called "peace process" is and why the US pursues it so aggressively</div><div><br />* Why Israel attacked the <i>Mavi Marmara</i> in international waters, and why the US defended the killing of nine peace activists on board</div><div><br />* How Israel has maintained its occupation of Palestine and what must happen to bring it to an end</div><div><br />* What must occur for Palestinian refugees to have a realistic hope of exercising their right to return to their homeland</div><div><br />* How and why the US mainstream media manipulate information so as to manufacture consent for US foreign policy</div><div><br />* How to decipher the euphemistic language used by the government and media to deceive the public</div><div><br />* How the United Nations helped create the conflict and how Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has played a duplicitous role</div><div><br />* What the Goldstone Report was, what its findings were, and why it so upset the US and Israel</div><div><br />* How, despite congenial rhetoric to the contrary, the Obama administration has continued the longstanding US policy of rejecting the rights of the Palestinian people</div><div><br />* And much more! </div> </div></div>
Country USA
Brand Worldview Publications
Manufacturer Worldview Publications
Binding Paperback
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EANs 9780996105811

Country	USA
Brand	Worldview Publications
Manufacturer	Worldview Publications
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Refer to Sapnet.
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780996105811

Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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