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

Ever since September 11th, I have considered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict perhaps the most important foreign policy issue in the world. I essentially collect books on the issue, ranging from Chomsky, Finkelstein and Benny Morris to Alan Dershowitz, Joan Peters, those who have worked in the Israeli government, like Abba Eban, Shimon Peres, Moshe Dayan, etc. Of all those writers, Professor Noam Chomsky is the most prolific, meticulous, detailed and most importantly, accurate.I have gotten into literally hundreds of debates on issue, with all of them ending in the same two ways. Either,a) I'm an anti-Semite who just HATES Jewish people, orb) The religious argument, that "God gave the land to the Jews, therefore, no matter what you say, my God is right and you're wrong".Professor Chomsky pretty much refutes Argument A to death. It's extremely weak and by either saying those who criticize Israel as being either "anti-Semitic" or being a "self-hating Jew" is like calling someone racist because they don't believe in affirmative action, or anti-Germanic because they may not have supported the Nazi régime. It's a way to have all their bases covered. If those who criticize Israel are anti-Semitic, they would make them vehemently anti-Arabic.Chomsky also points out that those "defending" Israel are actually putting Israel I more danger by supporting such policies. Israel would be much, much safer if they would simply adhere to international law and the various UN Security Resolutions and General Assembly Resolutions calling for an end to occupying territory and implementing a two-state solution, giving the Gaza Strip and West Bank genuine, true independence.The book is also full of history, such as the cause of the 1973 war, the 1979 Camp David Accords, the very founding of the Israeli state, etc.I couldn't put the book down. It's about 400 + pages and I finished it in 2 or 3 days.

This is one of the most disturbing and compelling indictments of Israel's apartheid policies and terror tactics (supported by the US Government) not only against its captive overpowered palestinian victims in the occupied teritories but also against Lebanon its peaceful and once prosperous neighbour to the north.Thoroughly documented with evidence and facts particularly about Israel's 1982 invasion and military occupation of Lebanon which caused the death of more than 20000 people mostly civilians, produced the Sabra and Chatila massacre and which lasted for 18 years. Most of Chomsky's sources are authoritative and honest israeli and american government, military and media representatives.Noam Chomsky is a brave and honourable jewish/american academic, in the best tradition of the jewish people, who believes in human rights and has the courage to say the hidden historical truth as it is, contrary to its constant travesty witnessed on a daily basis in the western mainstream media.Regretfully, most of this media is now owned/controlled by a few conglomerates and dominated/manipulated by the pro-israel, pro-war lobbies who will go to any length to distort history and facts hollywood style in favor of Israel's version of events, i.e transforming the victim into the aggressor and vice versa!A must reading for anyone interested in learning the true story of what has been happening in the Holy Lands and why .

Excellent history of the "conflict" and just as timely today as it was in 1983. The patterns of agression are the same (provoke then claim "defense" when they (Israel) unleash their far superior weaponry on a largely civilian, mostly 1948 Palestinian refugee population). He also rightly recognizes that the real goal in the attacks on Lebanon was to neutralize the possibility of the emergence of a more moderate Palestinian Authority which would then set the stage for a real autonomous two state solution. Chomsky either had a crystal ball, membership in the "Psychic Friends Network" or made one heck of an educated guess that the "peace process" was a sham and the Israeli government's goal all along has been annexation of the assets of the occupied territories without the bother of having to offer equal rights and justice to the pesky Palestinians who reside there. If more Americans read this book there would be a groundswell of demand that our government revise it's foreign policy in the region and use the annual $3.1 billion (Israel) and $1.5 billion (Egypt) spent on foreign military aid for domestic or humanitarian purposes or to help avert the "fiscal cliff".

A classic Chomsky polemic, loaded with facts carefully selected to make the point that Israel is an aggressive, racist state, as indeed it is.

If you are comfortable with American foreign policy in the Middle East, this book offers a great opportunity to test your comfort. For some the most difficult part about reading something like this will be clearing their head of decades of US-Israeli bias in America's press and popular culture. Remind yourself that it really is ok to consider opposing views and then see for yourself if you still like the way the United States coddles and manipulates Israel's violent self-interest for its own gains.You will find excellent resources for further study and consideration, including updated discussion covering recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sources are plentiful. Regardless of where you ultimately land on this debate, the book is well-documented and useful.

WOW. So revealing. A must read for anyone trying to understand the whys and hows of the current situation in Israel and the persecution/annihilation of the Palestinians.

Terrifying look at the senseless violence in the middle East.

One of the most important books about the Middle East.

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.

Historical facts on the Israeli-Palestinian issue written by Noam Chomsky, an American Jew.

Good read.

The pages are yellowing and look old..

HYPOCRASSY ON THE PART OF JEWS.