The 51 Day War
Subtitle: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza
By: Max Blumenthal
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9781568585116; 9781568585444; 9781568585123
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Human rights; Politics and government; Arab-Israeli conflict
Other titles: Fifty-one day war
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: Rogues; title: Human animals; title: The Resistance; title: The Battle of Shujaiya; title: A thin red line; title: Bloodlands; title: Human shields; title: Hannibal; title: Good night, Left Side; title: The attrition factor; title: Three million bullets; title: Assassins; title: Bringing the towers down; title: Defiance in the rubble; title: Dodging death; title: The deadliest catch; title: Singapore or Darfur; title: The Teacher.