{"product_id":"understanding-palestine-israel-9781623716479","title":"Understanding Palestine \u0026 Israel","description":"\u003cb\u003eAll the questions you've been wondering about--up to and including Israel's war on Gaza and the election of Donald Trump.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople across the US watched in horror as Israel responded to the terrible acts of October 7, 2023 with a brutal war against the people of Gaza. They poured into the streets demanding Ceasefire Now--and protested the US government financing, arming, and protecting Israel's war. A key question was when to start the clock--because none of those events actually began on October 7; all had their origins in events 17, or 58, or 77 years earlier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn straightforward, accessible language Phyllis Bennis takes on that question--and many more--providing answers to the queries so many never before had the chance to ask. What is the Balfour Declaration? What are the Occupied Territories? What is Zionism--and do all Jews support it? Does Israel have the right of self-defense? What were conditions like in Gaza before October 7?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phyllis Bennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Olive Branch Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623716479","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149852143661,"sku":"9781623716479","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_75daf322-3b85-47e1-a5e6-fdcbc8cb294f.jpg?v=1757306316","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/understanding-palestine-israel-9781623716479","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}