| Europe's Alliance with Israel: Aiding the Occupation Contributor(s): Cronin, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745330665 ISBN-13: 9780745330662 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
| Dewey: 327.405 |
| LCCN: 2011281317 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.79" W x 8.85" (0.78 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Central Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In carefully crafted official statements, the European Union presents itself as an honest broker in the Middle East. In reality, however, the EU's 27 governments have been engaged in a long process of accommodating Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. Journalist David Cronin interrogates the relationship and its outcomes. A recent agreement for 'more intense, more fruitful, more influential co-operation' between the EU and Israel has meant that Israel has become a member state of the Union in all but name. Cronin shows that rather than using this relationship to encourage Israeli restraint, the EU has legitimised actions such as the ill-treatment of prisoners and the Gaza invasion. Concluding his revealing and shocking account, Cronin calls for a continuation and deepening of international activism and protest to halt the EU's slide into complicity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cronin, David: - David Cronin is a journalist who has written for a variety of publications, including the Guardian, Wall Street Journal Europe, European Voice, the Irish Times, and Electronic Intifada. He is the author of Europe's Alliance With Israel: Aiding the Occupation, also published by Pluto Press. |
