Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on the US-Israeli War Against the Palestinians

Israel's Operation Cast Lead thrust the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip into the center of the debate about the Israel/Palestine conflict. In this updated and expanded edition, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé survey the fallout from Israel's conduct in Gaza, including their latest incursions, and place it in historical context. Noam Chomsky is widely regarded to be one of the foremost critics of US foreign policy in the world. He has published numerous groundbreaking books, articles, and essays on global politics, history, and linguistics. Since 2003 he has written a monthly column for the New York Times syndicate. His recent books include Masters of Mankind and Hopes and Prospects . Haymarket Books recently released updated editions of twelve of his classic books. Ilan Pappé is the bestselling author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine: A History of Modern Palestine and The Israel/Palestine Question . Frank Barat is a human rights activist and author. He was the coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine and is now the president of the Palestine Legal Action Network. His books include Freedom is a Constant Struggle , Gaza in Crisis , Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation , and On Palestine . Title Page Introduction ONE - THE FATE OF PALESTINE: AN INTERVIEW WITH NOAM CHOMSKY (2007) TWO - CLUSTERS OF HISTORY: U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE PALESTINE QUESTION THE BLACKSTONE-SCOFIELD LEGACY THE KING-CRANE LEGACY THE LAGUARDIA AND KENEN LEGACY THE FIVE SISTERS’ LEGACY THE MORGENTHAU AND WALTZ LEGACY CONCLUSION THREE - STATE OF DENIAL: THE NAKBAH IN ISRAELI HISTORY AND TODAY THE ERASED CHAPTERS OF EVIL PROFESSIONAL REMEMBERING AND THE NAKBAH NAKBAH MEMORY IN THE PUBLIC EYE THE STRUGGLE AGAINST NAKBAH DENIAL NAKBAH DENIAL AND THE PALESTINE-ISRAEL PEACE PROCESS FUTURE PROSPECTS FOUR - “EXTERMINATE ALL THE BRUTES”: GAZA 2009 FIVE - BLUEPRINT FOR A ONE-STATE MOVEMENT: A TROUBLED HISTORY A TROUBLED HISTORY RESELLING THE PAST DECONSTRUCTING THE PEACE PROCESS PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE: THE MODULAR MODEL SIX - THE GHETTOIZATION OF PALESTINE: A DIALOGUE WITH ILAN PAPPÉ AND NOAM CHOMSKY SEVEN - THE KILLING FIELDS OF GAZA 2004-2009 MOVING TO A NEW STRATEGY, 2000-2005 2004: THE DUMMY CITY 2005: “FIRST RAINS” 2006: “SUMMER RAINS” AND “AUTUMN CLOUDS” 2007-2008: THE POLICY BECOMES A STRATEGY A GENOCIDAL POLICY? EIGHT - A MIDDLE EAST PEACE THAT COULD HAPPEN (BUT WON’T) Acknowledgements A NOTE ON THE TEXT NOTES INDEX ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS ALSO FROM HAYMARKET BOOKS ABOUT HAYMARKET BOOKS Copyright Page This “succinct and eye-opening collection of recent interviews and essays [presents] sober and unflinching analysis” of Gaza's humanitarian crisis (Publishers Weekly). While numerous books address Israel-Palestine conflict, Gaza in Crisis brings together two renowned thinkers—American activist Noam Chomsky and Israeli historian Ilan Pappé—to examine why this conflict has lasted so long, who can stop it, and how. Israel's Operation Cast Lead, a 2008 military assault on the Gaza Strip, thrust the region to the center of the discussion. With expert knowledge and deep insight, Chomsky and Pappé survey the fallout from Israel's conduct in Gaza and place it in historical context. This revised and expanded edition includes a new essay by Pappé called “The Ten Mythologies of Israel,” originally written for the New York session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine. Also included is Chomsky's incisive essay “‘Exterminate All the Brutes': Gaza 2009” and a dialogue between the two writers on “The Ghettoization of Palestine.” Introduction / By Frank Barat -- The Ten Mythologies Of Israel / Ilan Pappé -- The Fate Of Palestine : An Interview With Noam Chomsky -- Clusters Of History : U.s. Involvement In The Palestine Question / Ilan Pappé -- State Of Denial : The Nakbah In Israeli History And Today / Ilan Pappé -- Exterminate All The Brutes : Gaza 2009 / Noam Chomsky -- Blueprint For A One-state Movement : A Troubled History / Ilan Pappé -- The Ghettoization Of Palestine : A Dialogue With Ilan Pappé And Noam Chomsky -- The Killing Fields Of Gaza 2004-2009 / Ilan Pappé -- A Middle East Peace That Could Happen (but Won't) / Noam Chomsky -- Interview With Noam Chomsky / Frank Barat. Ilan Pappé And Noam Chomsky ; Edited By Frank Barat. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "In Gaza in crisis, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé, two of the conflict's most insightful crititical commentators, survey the fallout from Israel's conduct in Gaza and place it into the context of Israel's long-standing occupation in Palestine"--Page 4 of cover As Israel continues its barbaric assault on Gaza, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe put the recent campaign against Gaza