Gaza : an inquest into its martyrdom /

Gaza : an inquest into its martyrdom /

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Author / Creator:	Finkelstein, Norman G., author.
Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] ©2018
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Human rights -- Gaza Strip. Palestinian Arabs -- Crimes against -- Gaza Strip. Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993- Arab-Israeli conflict. Human rights. Palestinian Arabs -- Crimes against. Gaza Strip -- History -- 21st century. Gaza Strip. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12398896

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ISBN:	9780520968387 0520968387 9780520295711 0520295714
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	"Gaza is among the most densely populated places in the world. Two-thirds of its inhabitants are refugees, and more than half the population is under eighteen years of age. Since Israel occupied Gaza in 1967, it has systematically de-developed the economy. After Hamas won democratic elections in 2006, Israel intensified its blockade of Gaza, and after Hamas consolidated its control of the territory in 2007, Israel tightened its illegal siege another notch. In the meantime, Israel has launched no less than eight military operations against Gaza--culminating in Operation Cast Lead in 2008-9 and Operation Protective Edge in 2014--that left behind over three million tons of rubble. Recent UN reports predict that Gaza will be unlivable by 2020. Norman G. Finkelstein presents a meticulously researched and devastating inquest into Israel's actions of the last decade. He argues that although Israel justified its blockade and violent assaults in the name of self-defense, in fact these actions were cynical exercises of brutal power against an essentially defenseless civilian population. Based on hundreds of human rights reports, the book scrutinizes multifarious violations of international law Israel committed both during its operations and in the course of its decade-long siege of Gaza. It is a monument to Gaza's martyrs and a scorching accusation against their tormenters"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Finkelstein, Norman G. Gaza. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520295711

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Summary:	<p> "In its comprehensive sweep, deep probing and acute critical analysis, Finkelstein's study stands alone."--Noam Chomsky <br> <br> <br> <br> "No one who ventures an opinion on Gaza . . . is entitled to do so without taking into account the evidence in this book."<br> <br> --The Intercept </p> The Gaza Strip is among the most densely populated places in the world. More than two-thirds of its inhabitants are refugees, and more than half are under eighteen years of age. Since 2004, Israel has launched eight devastating "operations" against Gaza's largely defenseless population. Thousands have perished, and tens of thousands have been left homeless. In the meantime, Israel has subjected Gaza to a merciless illegal blockade.<br> <br> <br> <br> What has befallen Gaza is a man-made humanitarian disaster.<br> <br> <br> <br> Based on scores of human rights reports, Norman G. Finkelstein's new book presents a meticulously researched inquest into Gaza's martyrdom. He shows that although Israel has justified its assaults in the name of self-defense, in fact these actions constituted flagrant violations of international law.<br> <br> <br> <br> But Finkelstein also documents that the guardians of international law--from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to the UN Human Rights Council--ultimately failed Gaza. One of his most disturbing conclusions is that, after Judge Richard Goldstone's humiliating retraction of his UN report, human rights organizations succumbed to the Israeli juggernaut.<br> <br> <br> <br> Finkelstein's magnum opus is both a monument to Gaza's martyrs and an act of resistance against the forgetfulness of history.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780520968387 0520968387 9780520295711 0520295714