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Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire provides a sharp analysis of historic and current events in the struggle for Palestine—from the division of the Middle East by Western powers and the Zionist settler movement, to the founding of Israel and its regional role as a watchdog for U.S. interests, to present-day conflicts and the prospects for a just resolution.
The book’s narrative is firmly rooted in the politics of Palestinian liberation. Here is a necessary introduction to the heroic efforts of the Palestinian people to achieve justice in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
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Testimonials About the Book
“Becker gives us the most sharply focused and penetrating analysis we have of the real dynamics at work in the continuing persecution of the Palestinian people. The ‘sacred covenant’ of the League of Nations to create a Palestinian state long ago succumbed to the imperial interests of the few who have determined U.S. and Zionist policies toward the domination and exploitation of the larger Middle East and beyond. A consequence has been decades of intolerable violence, cruelty, suffering and falsehood inflicted on Palestine, all failing to crush the indomitable spirit of its people. Becker calls for international unity among all people to end this tragic injustice and the threat of imperialist power it poses to the world at large. Hear his call and join the struggle.”
—Ramsey Clark,
former U.S. attorney general, Former litigation attorney for the Palestine Liberation Organization
“Richard Becker foregrounds what other students of Palestine/Israel usually set aside: the integral role played by U.S. imperialism with the Zionist state as an essential partner. His approach has the great merit of connecting the Palestinian struggle with a universal perspective, which gives the people dignity and strength. The political implications are great, and equally essential to the freeing of Palestine and the building of an effective anti-war movement, each of which must be seen as crucial to the other.”
—Joel Kovel, author, “Overcoming Zionism”
“Finally, a breath of fresh air, and analysis, on the question of Palestine. Richard Becker’s new insightful book, Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire, is an extremely well written and comprehensive analysis of the issues, dynamics and history of Palestine. At a time when liberal and progressive political narratives have lost their bearings on how to understand and analyze the Palestinian issue, Becker offers a refreshing historical contextualization that will allow readers to comprehensively fathom the current abject state of U.S.-Israeli policies and why Palestinians continue to struggle under the yoke of a profound occupation.
“The chapters in Becker’s book unfold in a way that will allow the reader to understand the macro-political development from an originally indigenously populated Palestine to the current colonized status that we see today. The role of U.S. imperial strategies in Palestine and the Arab World are well articulated, and this will help debunk so many myths about the role of the Israeli lobby and the “wag the dog” syndrome that often pervades our discourse. This is a must read for anyone interested in the U.S. geo-political project and in understanding Palestine. It should be read by academics, activists, and most of all, be read by policy makers who continue to labor under simplistic notions of how to create peace in the Arab World. Bravo to Richard Becker for his incisive and skilled analysis—it is long overdue.”
—Dr. Jess Ghannam, professor,
University of California, San Francisco
“Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire is required reading for anyone interested in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Providing deep analysis, replete with annotation and documentation, Becker offers a first-rate and very readable examination of the history and long-term imperialist program at the heart of the conflict. By laying out the facts so cogently, it becomes as well a call to all of us to become part of the crucial humanitarian movement to save Palestine and the Palestinians.”
—Susan Curtiss, professor
University of California, Los Angeles
“For over six decades the American people have been inundated with a one-sided, fictional pro-Israel narrative that negates the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian for human dignity and freedom. Richard Becker’s book provides with factual clarity the injustices the Palestinians have courageously resisted, and why we must end the last vestiges of colonialism in the 21st century.”
—Imam Mahdi Bray, executive director,
Muslim American Society Freedom
Events
Richard Becker
Orange County Forum
& Book Signing
Sat, Dec. 12 at 2:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
of Anaheim
511 S. Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
Info: 213-251-1025,
answerla@answerla.org
More events are currently being scheduled for cities and towns across the country and will be posted soon.
Events have already taken place in over 20 cities, including: San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and Riverside, California; Boston, Worcester and Wellesley, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; New Paltz, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Chicago, Illinois; Yellow Springs, Columbus and Toledo, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. (See below for a partial archive of past events.)
Read “Palestine book tour travels across New England and the East Coast“ published on PSLweb.org.
If you would like to organize an event with the author in your city or town, please email mailto:info@palestinebook.com or call 415-821-6171.
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