{"product_id":"obstacle-to-peace-the-us-role-in-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-hardcover","title":"Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremy R. Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Falk\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eGene Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy has peace in the Middle East remained so elusive?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eObstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e provides the answer while also explaining why you won't hear it from U.S. government officials or the mainstream media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith incisive and provocative analysis, Jeremy R. Hammond provides a meticulously documented account that explodes popular myths and deconstructs standard narratives about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor anyone seeking a better understanding of the conflict's root causes, the true reasons for its persistence, and the way forward, \u003cem\u003eObstacle to Peace\u003c\/em\u003e delivers the knowledge and insights to effect the paradigm shift that is necessary for a just peace to be achieved.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"carefully documented and highly informative\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Noam Chomsky\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Obstacle to Peace, you'll learn: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow US and Israeli policies have strengthened Hamas \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy Israel implemented an illegal policy of collectively punishing the civilian population of Gaza, and how it's been able to do so with impunity \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat really happened during Operation Cast Lead and Operation Pillar of Defense, two of Israel's large-scale military assaults on the defenseless Gaza Strip \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat the so-called \"peace process\" is and why the US pursues it so aggressively \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy Israel attacked the Mavi Marmara in international waters, and why the US defended the killing of nine peace activists on board \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow Israel has maintained its occupation of Palestine and what must happen to bring it to an end \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat must occur for Palestinian refugees to have a realistic hope of exercising their right to return to their homeland \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow and why the US mainstream media manipulate information so as to manufacture consent for US foreign policy \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to decipher the euphemistic language used by the government and media to deceive the public \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the United Nations helped create the conflict and how Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has played a duplicitous role \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat the Goldstone Report was, what its findings were, and why it so upset the US and Israel \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow, despite congenial rhetoric to the contrary, the Obama administration has continued the longstanding US policy of rejecting the rights of the Palestinian people \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd much more  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 538\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53044355793007,"sku":"9780996105804","price":58.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/UFcv4lk5ds9780996105804.webp?v=1777855966","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/obstacle-to-peace-the-us-role-in-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-hardcover","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}