Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israels War Against the Palestinians

NOAM CHOMSKY IS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON . . . HE MAY BE THE MOST WIDELY READ AMERICAN VOICE ON FOREIGN POLICY ON THE PLANT TODAY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWFrom the targeting of schools and hospitals, to the indiscriminate use of white phosphorus, Israels conduct in Operation Cast Lead has rattled even some of its most strident supporters.In Gaza in Crisis, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Papp- survey the fallout from that devastation, and place the massacre in Gaza in the context of Israels long-standing war against the Palestinians. It is a rigorous, historically informed and much-needed analysis of the situation and will be welcomed by all those eager for Chomskys and Papp-s insights into yet another political catastrophe. ILAN PAPPÉ IS ISRAELS BRAVEST, MOST PRINCIPLED, MOST INCISIVE HISTORIAN JOHN PILGER