I had the chance to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to #netgalley and I'm so thankful I did. The book is so well researched, straight to the point and asks the most daring of questions; why is it that the liberals of the US, both private citizens and public officials alike, call for justic ...more
“U.S. policy in Israel-Palestine rests upon decades of decisions that have been supported, either through active endorsement or silent complicity, by the American Left. No American president has been an exception in this regard.” (pg 8)
Hill and Plitnick are obviously writing to a well informed demog ...more
There is much to be said about Israel and Palestine. It's not a battle that's been raging for hundreds of years but only since the 1940s. There are many interested parties, ideologies, religions and view points in looking at the conflict. If you are to truly step back an ...more
The Palestinians have been refugees for so long, the world has tired of them and pays no attention to their plight. People may be shocked at the treatment of the Rohingya expelled from Burma, or the innumerable escapees from various African horrors, everyone trying desperately to get into Europe, wi ...more
Incredibly informative. The history sits in front of you, and whilst this went into US politics more than I would have liked, it still offers you an education on the need for a liberated Palestine dating back to 1948 all the way up to (pretty much) the present day. Read it. ...more
I learned a lot here but found the audio narrator very boring and took me out of the book. It’s pretty academic and struggled a bit to keep track of every person, location, and event. ...more
This book takes a look at how US foreign policy towards Israel has been complicit to the atrocities committed agains Palestinians. It takes us through different presidencies and explores how each of these (Republican and Democrat) have laid the ground to the terrible decisions that Trump made during ...more
This book is not comprehensive, but if you are looking for something that gets to the point and want to know more about the occupation of Palestine, this is the right book for you. It’s 4 chapters, and each one will give you pretty salient takeaways. The last chapter on Trump’s foreign policy is wor ...more
Backstory: Scholar Noura Erakat writes that “had the Jews merely wanted to live in Palestine, this would not have been a problem. In fact, Jews Muslims and Christians has co-existed for centuries throughout the Middle East. But Zionists sought sovereignty over a land where others lived. Their ambiti ...more
thanks The New Press for the e-copy! In four essays, Except for Palestine explores four issues: The Right to Exist, Criminalizing BDS, Trumped-Up Policy, and The Crisis in Gaza, with the overarching point of showing how the United States has continually supported Israel’s occupation, irrespective of ...more