The 51 day war : ruin and resistance in Gaza / Max Blumenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blumenthal, Max, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Politics and government.

Gaza Strip--Politics and government--21st century.

Gaza Strip.

Human rights--Gaza Strip.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

viii, 261 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Fifty-one day war

Place of Publication:

New York : Nation Books, [2015]

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.

Contents:

1. Rogues

2. Human Animals

3. The Resistance

4. the Battle of Shujaiya

5. A Thin Red Line

6. Bloodlands

7. Human Shields

8. Hannibal

9. Good Night Left Side

10. the Attrition Factor

11. Three Million Bullets

12. Assassins

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-251) and index.

ISBN:

9781568585116

156858511X

OCLC:

897345683