The new book Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians will surely attract the attention of Palestine solidarity activists because of the implied promise of a collaboration between its prominent co-authors, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé, and because of its highly topical focus on Gaza. Unfortunately, readers will likely be disappointed.
The title is misleading, probably intended to capitalize on outrage over Israel's cruel siege and brutal attacks on Gaza, as well as its deadly raid on the Freedom Flotilla earlier this year. However, only two of the eight chapters of Gaza in Crisis are specifically devoted to Gaza. The slim, 200-page volume is actually a collection of disparate essays written by either Pappé or Chomsky; the only evidence of interaction between the two is in the introduction and Chapter 6, "The Ghettoization of Palestine." Both were written as an interview with the two authors by Frank Barat, a London-based activist. However, even in these chapters, Chomsky and Pappé merely share their independent opinions, leaving readers hungering for an actual give and take.
Pam Bailey is a peace activist and communications professional from Maryland who recently received a Community Human Rights Award from the UN Association of the National Capitol Area.
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