Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (Updated Edition)

The pages are yellowing and look old..

Chomsky provides his usual insight into the Israel-Palestine conflict by examining the historical record and comparing it to the stories commonly heard in the western media. His scathing indictment of Israel, Sharon, Begin and the US helps to show how events in the conflict are distorted and important facts ignored. the book pulls no punches and provides innumerable examples of Israeli atrocities and western apologies for them. It is not for the faint-hearted and the book will likely leave the reader angry and frustrated about the crimes committed by Israel and supported by the US and its allies, and the lack of justice or even knowledge of them.The book shows the extent of Palestinian persecution and discusses the likelihood of greater repression in the future, something which we have seen several times since its publication. While the places and names may change, the events follow a similar pattern, most recently with Israel’s new “nation-state law”The book goes into incredible detail and provides an incredibly tragic amount of examples of Israel’s racist policy of exploitation and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians with such depth and breadth as to dismiss any doubt regarding the truth of the world “most moral” army.While the book provides a very limited history before 1948, it provides one of the most in-depth accounts of the period 1967-1983 and shows Israel and the US’ increasingly brazen defiance of Much of the world. In particular, it discusses the 1982 Lebanon war and how poorly it was discussed and handled in the west. He also provides an excellent example of how criticism of Israeli policy is often considered anti-semitic in order to silence dissent.after Reading this one could also consult Chomsky’s other books; Gaza in crisis and On Palestine for a more updated view on the situation

Anyone who has more than skimmed the surface of histories or analysis of the modern Middle East,ie since 1945,must be aware that anyone even slightly critical of Israel or Israel's supporters in the USA,Britain or elsewhere can almost guarantee thay will be accused of "antisemitism" or being haters of Israel or the USA.Funnily enough,critical analysis of Israeli policy is common in Israel's press compared to that of the USA-as shown by the source notes in "Fateful Triangle".Noam Chomsky is a long-term critic of Israel and of Israel's allies in the USA,so he,as shown in this book,gets the full monty of abusive tirades from Israel's fans in the USA.He doesn't let it distractr him,as he thinks the US-Israel alliance is bad news not just for the Palestinians but also for Israel-being a militarist outpost with never-ending confrontation with it's neighbours can't be a constructive way to live with these neighbours.It's based on an analysis of the 1982 Lebanon War,it's precursors and it's aftermath.A bit dated,but revealing in that it shows so many US journalists are prepared to argue,in Israel's case,black is white and that true is false.Things haven't changed much since the early 1980's

Good read.

As advertised

Noam is one of piercing intellects of our current times and this book does not disappoint. This is a masterful work that categorically challenges the American narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is dense, complex, and filled with jargon that is likely to be unfamiliar to most readers. For the first 200 pages, I used my phone to reference locations, people, and definitions.The book really could use a map with the locations that Noam references...seems like an obvious win.This book is more like a textbook than a book in a lot of ways but is well worth the effort.