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Israel and the Clash of Civilisations: Iraq, Iran and the Plan to Remake the Middle East
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Journalist Jonathan Cook explores Israel’s key role in persuading the Bush administration to invade Iraq, as part of a plan to remake the Middle East, and their joint determination to isolate Iran and prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons that might rival Israel’s own.

This concise and clearly argued book makes the case that Israel's desire to be the sole regional power in the Middle East neatly chimed with Bush’s objectives in the “war on terror”.

Examining a host of related issues, from the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to the role of Big Oil and the demonisation of the Arab world, Cook argues that the current chaos in the Middle East is the objective of the Bush administration – a policy that is equally beneficial to Israel.

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'A compelling account of the recent wars for Middle East oil, untangling a complex web of interests shared by the neocons, Israel and the Bush White House' -- David Hirst, author of The Gun and the Olive Branch (2003)

'In this well-researched and very readable book, Nazareth-based journalist Jonathan Cook traces the developments of the last few decades that have led to the dangerous and deplorable state of affairs in the Middle East today' -- Sally Bland, Jordan Times

'One of the most cogent understandings of the modern Middle East I have read. It is superb, because the author himself is a unique witness who blows away the media debris' -- John Pilger, author of Freedom Next Time (2006) and The New Rulers of the World (2003)

'American-Israeli relations have intrigued, occupied and preoccupied two generations of scholars and of politicians around the world. Which of the two is the contemporary Rome and which is the belligerent Sparta in the Middle East? Jonathan Cook's book undeniably enriches and elevates the debate' -- Afif Safieh, Palestinian Ambassador in Washington

About the Author

Jonathan Cook is a former staff journalist for the Guardian and Observer newspapers. He is the author of Israel and the Clash of Civilisations (Pluto, 2008), A Doctor in Galilee (Pluto, 2006) and Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State (Pluto, 2006). He has also written for The Times, Le Monde diplomatique, International Herald Tribune, Al-Ahram Weekly and Aljazeera.net. He is based in Nazareth.

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• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00V50U30Q
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pluto Press
• Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 13 March 2015

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David J. B. Singer, MD

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 24 May 2016

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An excellent historical writing about what can only be called "The clash of Civilizations."

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Pat

5.0 out of 5 stars A very well-researched, thoughtful and insightful look at the ...

Reviewed in Canada on 6 November 2016

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A very well-researched, thoughtful and insightful look at the role Israel has played and continues to play in the middle east.

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M. McManus

5.0 out of 5 stars Provocative look at the Middle East - instability being spread deliberately?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 December 2008

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This book examines Israel's strategic goals in the Middle East. The author argues that traditionally, both America and Israel prefered Arab states to be run by strongmen. The key strategic goal was to keep Arab countries stable. The author argues that after 9/11, this changed. Israeli and American hawks changed strategy, and decided that it was time to reverse the policy. Far from promoting stability, the aim should now be to promote instability in Arab countries. This would weaken Arab rivals to Israel's dominance of the region, and empower minority client groups in Arab nations, with which Israel and the US could form alliances of convenience.

Indeed, the author argues that the rioting, looting and civil war post-Iraq invasion were not the unexpected consequence of a well meaning invasion. They were, contends the author, part of the plan to keep Iraq weak and divided, and thus easier to exploit for its oil and fresh water. Furthermore, it had been an Israeli idea stretching back to the 1980s to encourage Iraq to become de facto a state divided into three (Sunni, Shia and Kurd). The author warns that Iran is next on the hitlist for this "spread instability" strategy, particularly because its posession of nuclear weapons could throw this strategy on its head.

The book is deeply provocative, and anyone interested in the war on terror, Iraq or current affairs generally will gain from this book.

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s43

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2018

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Excellent account of events, very insightful.

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Ruth Jacob

3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2017

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Very interesting.

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