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Title: Arafat's War: The Man and His Battle for Israeli Conquest by Efraim Karsh ISBN: 0-8021-1758-9 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Poorly researched demonization
Comment: Lies, sprinkled with a bit of truth. More works like this will help assure that there will never be another peace process.
Rating: 4
Summary: Some disturbing stuff here.
Comment: If even a small amount of this book is true/accurate then Arafat is a pig and the peace process is really nonexistant. Gets alittle bit repetitive near the end (that's why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars), but worth reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: A powerful indictment
Comment: In Arafat's War, Karsh offers a convincing case that Yasser Arafat does not now and never did intend to make peace with Israel. Drawing on diverse sources, many in Arabic, he explains how Arafat never abandoned violence or his dream of destroying the Jewish state. Indeed, Arafat's efforts in creating the cult of the suicide bombers and continually seeking to delegitimize Israel for his people, as well as his willingness to use violence and terror as negotiation tools have severely weakened the Palestinians credibility.
Karsh also deserves credit for sympathizing with the Palestinian people, who Arafat betrays with his self serving leadership. The author's coverage of Arafat's rejection of a state in 2000, when Israel offered him all of Gaza, 95% of the West Bank, and a shared Jerusalem is particularly thorough. What emerges here is a portrait of a man primarily interested in the advancement of his own political faction and cronies over those of his people. Karsh does an excellent job putting this in perspective as fairly standard behavior throughout the Middle East.
Unfortunately, while this book is recent, it was in the presses when recent revelations of Arafat's vast personal holdings, estimated at over $1 billion came to light. So, while Karsh can present evidence of Arafat's personal enrichment through graft and embezzlement, he missed the opportunity to give the full story. Nonetheless, Arafat's War remains a must read for any wishing to understand the conflict.
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Title: The Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz ISBN: 047146502X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography by Barry M. Rubin, Judith Colp Rubin ISBN: 0195166892 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: The New Anti-Semitism : The Current Crisis and What We Must Do About It by Phyllis Chesler ISBN: 078796851X Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 11 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Right to Exist : A Moral Defense of Israel's Wars by Yaacov Lozowick ISBN: 0385509057 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Palestine War 1948 by Efraim Karsh ISBN: 1841763721 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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