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Europe´s Alliance with Israel: Aiding the Occupation
David Cronin
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Description for Europe´s Alliance with Israel: Aiding the Occupation
Paperback. Shows that the EU's close relationship with Israel has legitimised actions such as the ill-treatment of prisoners and the Gaza invasion. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1QFE; JPS; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
259g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745330655
SKU
V9780745330655
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About David Cronin
David Cronin is a journalist specialising in European politics. He is the author of Balfour's Shadow (Pluto, 2017), Corporate Europe (Pluto, 2013) and Europe's Alliance With Israel (Pluto, 2010). He has written for a variety of publications, including the Guardian and Wall Street Journal Europe.
Reviews for Europe´s Alliance with Israel: Aiding the Occupation
'Compelling, illuminative and painful. It is an indispensible pioneering work essential for students, tax-payers, policy- and decision-makers'
Middle East Monitor 'It seems to many that Israel is above international law. This important book explores the complex political ties that have prevented European countries from holding Israel to account'
Ken Loach 'This book should be required reading for anyone ... Read more
Middle East Monitor 'It seems to many that Israel is above international law. This important book explores the complex political ties that have prevented European countries from holding Israel to account'
Ken Loach 'This book should be required reading for anyone ... Read more