{"product_id":"jewish-blood-is-no-longer-cheap-a-call-to-arms-in-preventing-recurrence-of-past-disasters-9781510786837","title":"Jewish Blood Is No Longer Cheap: A Call to Arms in Preventing Recurrence of Past Disasters","description":"\u003ci\u003eJewish Blood Is No Longer Cheap\u003c\/i\u003e draws stark parallels between current threats to Jews and Israel and the pre-Holocaust era in 1930s Germany. Invoking the Talmud's directive to preemptively defend against killers, it criticizes historical Jewish underreactions due to fears of overreacting, citing figures like Rabbi Stephen Wise and Felix Frankfurter. Professor Alan Dershowitz argues that Israel's military response to the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacres--killing over 1,400 Israelis--was a justified overreaction to centuries of cheap Jewish blood, emphasizing deterrence over proportionality. It rejects genocide accusations, contrasting Israel's collateral civilian deaths with Nazi extermination and Allied WWII bombings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe text explores the civilian-combatant continuum in Gaza, questioning the innocence of massacre supporters and doubting Hamas's casualty figures. It advocates population transfers for peace, citing post-WWII examples like Sudetenland and Königsberg, proposing a demilitarized, rebuilt Gaza as a \"Singapore on the Mediterranean.\" Dilemmas of hostage retrieval in democracies are examined, weighing military needs against family pressures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsrael is urged to prioritize security over public relations, amid global bias, and embody both Sparta's military prowess and Athens's technological and intellectual strength to counter threats like Iran's nuclear ambitions. Dershowitz calls for adapting morality preemptively against immoral foes to prevent recurrence. He warns of a pincer attack from right-wing (e.g., Tucker Carlson) and left-wing extremists (e.g., The Squad), posing political dilemmas for Jews, and advocates proactive steps to avert future disasters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Dershowitz \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the most celebrated lawyers in the world. He was the youngest full professor in Harvard Law School history, where he is now the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus. The author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eThe Preventive State\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrump to Harvard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePalestinianism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Big Anti-Israel Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWar Against the Jews, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGet Trump\u003c\/i\u003e, and of numerous bestselling books, from \u003ci\u003eChutzpah\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eGuilt by Accusation\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Case Against Impeaching Trump\u003c\/i\u003e to\u003ci\u003e Reversal of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e (which was made into an Academy Award-winning film) to \u003ci\u003eDefending Israel\u003c\/i\u003e, Dershowitz has advised presidents and prime ministers and has represented many prominent men and women, half of them pro bono. Philosophically, he considers himself a constitutional libertarian, a meritocratic egalitarian, and a constructive contrarian.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51861233598738,"sku":"9781510786837","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d306d9bf-7adb-451b-b97a-3c14d4569150.jpg?v=1767783092","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jewish-blood-is-no-longer-cheap-a-call-to-arms-in-preventing-recurrence-of-past-disasters-9781510786837","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}