Unfair to Israel

摘要

Elizabeth Hayford's "Israel-Palestine" book roundup (LJ 10/15/07, p. 78ff.) includes her evaluations of [about] a half-dozen largely tendentious books that she considers "solid works." Who selected these books-Hayford or LJ? The reviews stress what she calls the "Israeli determination for military action," "Israel's destructive and shortsighted politics," "the brutal human rights abuse carried out by the Israeli army and occupation," and "the constant and inhumane quality of the Israeli occupation".... Hayford asserts that Hamas is merely "called a terrorist group by the United States and other powers," evading the fact that these "other powers" are largely the member states of the European Union, which can hardly be considered supporters of Israel.