{"product_id":"goliath-life-and-loathing-in-greater-israel-9781568589510","title":"Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2014 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Notable Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGoliath\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Max Blumenthal takes us on a journey through the badlands and high roads of Israel-Palestine, painting a startling portrait of Israeli society under the siege of increasingly authoritarian politics as the occupation of the Palestinians deepens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the national elections carried out during Israel's war on Gaza in 2008-09, which brought into power the country's most right-wing government to date, Blumenthal tells the story of Israel in the wake of the collapse of the Oslo peace process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Blumenthal reveals, Israel has become a country where right-wing leaders like Avigdor Lieberman and Bibi Netanyahu are sacrificing democracy on the altar of their power politics; where the loyal opposition largely and passively stands aside and watches the organized assault on civil liberties; where state-funded Orthodox rabbis publish books that provide instructions on how and when to kill Gentiles; where half of Jewish youth declare their refusal to sit in a classroom with an Arab; and where mob violence targets Palestinians and African asylum seekers scapegoated by leading government officials as \"demographic threats.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmersing himself like few other journalists inside the world of hardline political leaders and movements, Blumenthal interviews the demagogues and divas in their homes, in the Knesset, and in the watering holes where their young acolytes hang out, and speaks with those political leaders behind the organized assault on civil liberties. As his journey deepens, he painstakingly reports on the occupied Palestinians challenging schemes of demographic separation through unarmed protest. He talks at length to the leaders and youth of Palestinian society inside Israel now targeted by security service dragnets and legislation suppressing their speech, and provides in-depth reporting on the small band of Jewish Israeli dissidents who have shaken off a conformist mindset that permeates the media, schools, and the military.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his far-ranging travels, Blumenthal illuminates the present by uncovering the ghosts of the past--the histories of Palestinian neighborhoods and villages now gone and forgotten; how that history has set the stage for the current crisis of Israeli society; and how the Holocaust has been turned into justification for occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brave and unflinching account of the real facts on the ground, \u003cem\u003eGoliath\u003c\/em\u003e is an unprecedented and compelling work of journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4133483\"\u003eMax Blumenthal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold Type Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568589510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1568589514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS019000\"\u003eMiddle East | Israel \u0026amp; Palestine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL059000\"\u003eWorld | Middle Eastern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC053000\"\u003eRegional Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Blumenthal\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eRepublican Gomorrah\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eGoliath\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Notable Book Award. His writing and video documentaries have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Film Channel, the Huffington Post, Salon.com, \u003ci\u003eAl Jazeera English\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He blogs at maxblumenthal.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687451070701,"sku":"9781568589510","price":27.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_27861459-6683-4b3e-be3f-f4bf17b88996.jpg?v=1649781814","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/goliath-life-and-loathing-in-greater-israel-9781568589510","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}