Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom

Norman Finkelstein

Published by University of California Press 2018

Gaza

An Inquest into Its Martyrdom

Norman Finkelstein

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520968387

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"In its comprehensive sweep, deep probing and acute critical analysis, Finkelstein's study stands alone."—Noam Chomsky

"No one who ventures an opinion on Gaza . . . is entitled to do so without taking into account the evidence in this book."
—The Intercept

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.

What has befallen Gaza is a man-made humanitarian disaster.

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.

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.

Finkelstein’s magnum opus is both a monument to Gaza’s martyrs and an act of resistance against the forgetfulness of history.

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Finkelstein Norman :

Norman G. Finkelstein received his doctorate from the Princeton University Department of Politics. His many books have been translated into some fifty foreign editions. He is a frequent lecturer and commentator on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Part one. Operation Cast Lead Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part two. The Goldstone Report Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Part three. The Mavi Marmara Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Part four. Operation Protective Edge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
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Appendix: Is the Occupation Legal? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 440

eBook

Published: January 9, 2018
ISBN: 9780520968387