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Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Hardcover
$58.28
by Jeremy R. Hammond (Author), Richard Falk (Foreword by), Gene Epstein (Introduction by)
Why has peace in the Middle East remained so elusive?
Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is a study by Jeremy R. Hammond, an independent American political analyst and the founder and editor of Foreign Policy Journal. A recipient of the Project Censored Award for investigative journalism, Hammond published the book in 2016 through his imprint, Worldview Publications. It carries a foreword by Richard Falk and focuses on the period from the Oslo process through the early 2010s.
Hammond argues that the United States has been the principal obstacle to a two-state settlement. Hammond contends that successive administrations have publicly endorsed Palestinian statehood while using the “peace process” to shield Israel from pressure and to enable the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Drawing on diplomatic records, UN resolutions, and contemporaneous reporting, he examines U.S. policy toward the PLO and Hamas, the blockade and military operations in Gaza (including Cast Lead and Pillar of Defense), and the role of the American media—particularly The New York Times—in shaping public understanding of the conflict. The narrative presents the special relationship as the mechanism that has allowed the occupation to continue.
Sovereign Archive Publishing is proud to offer this critical account of American policy in the conflict. Obstacle to Peace remains essential reading for wanting aa better understanding of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the history of the peace process.
Number of Pages: 538
Dimensions: 1.31 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: July 09, 2016