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One of the most important books on Israel/Palestine in this generation.--The New York Review of Books
Support for Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory--both internationally and within Israel itself--rests on the belief that the Israeli army's presence in the West Bank and Gaza is essentially protective, aimed at safeguarding the country from terror. But Israeli soldiers themselves tell a profoundly different story. In this landmark work, which includes more than a hundred soldiers' testimonies collected over a decade, what emerges is a broad policy that is as much offensive as defensive. In their own words, the soldiers reveal in vivid detail how key planks of the army's program have served to accelerate Israeli acquisition of Palestinian land, cripple all normal political and social life, and ultimately thwart the possibility of Palestinian independence. Taking aim at a silence of complicity that perpetuates the justification for occupation, the soldiers who speak out here offer a gripping and immediate record of oppression. Powerful and incontrovertible, Our Harsh Logic is a supremely significant contribution to one of the world's most vexed conflicts.Author: Breaking the Silence
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.52w x 1.08d
ISBN13: 9781250037732
ISBN10: 1250037735
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
- History | Middle East | Israel & Palestine
- Political Science | Human Rights
About the Author
Breaking the Silence, one of Israel's most internationally lauded NGOs, was established in Jerusalem in 2004 by Israel Defense Forces veterans to document the testimonies of Israeli soldiers who have served in the occupied territories.
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