{"product_id":"our-harsh-logic-9781250037732","title":"Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers' Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000-2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most important books on Israel\/Palestine in this generation.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSupport for Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory--both internationally and within Israel itself--rests on the belief that the Israeli army's presence in the West Bank and Gaza is essentially protective, aimed at safeguarding the country from terror. But Israeli soldiers themselves tell a profoundly different story. In this landmark work, which includes more than a hundred soldiers' testimonies collected over a decade, what emerges is a broad policy that is as much offensive as defensive. In their own words, the soldiers reveal in vivid detail how key planks of the army's program have served to accelerate Israeli acquisition of Palestinian land, cripple all normal political and social life, and ultimately thwart the possibility of Palestinian independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking aim at a silence of complicity that perpetuates the justification for occupation, the soldiers who speak out here offer a gripping and immediate record of oppression. Powerful and incontrovertible, \u003ci\u003eOur Harsh Logic\u003c\/i\u003e is a supremely significant contribution to one of the world's most vexed conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBreaking the Silence, one of Israel's most internationally lauded NGOs, was established in Jerusalem in 2004 by Israel Defense Forces veterans to document the testimonies of Israeli soldiers who have served in the occupied territories.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50660124426514,"sku":"9781250037732","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e97d6017-a86e-42fe-8101-630a5d3ee9ea.jpg?v=1733470578","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/our-harsh-logic-9781250037732","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}