Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappe
The winter 2008/09 assault claimed the lives of 1,400 Palestinians and thrust the crisis in Gaza into the centre of the debate about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The crippling siege continues to block access to construction materials desperately needed to rebuild in the wake of the Israeli attack and prevents people from leaving the Strip even for treatment of life-threatening illnesses. With the constant humiliation of liking a life punctuated by regular military incursions and ubiquitous checkpoints, the people of Gaza live in an area that has come to be known as the world’s largest open-air prison.
Following Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla – a group of vessels carrying relief supplies and aiming to break the unbearable siege – international observers are increasingly questioning the logic of Israeli military aggression, and worldwide support for Palestine is growing.
