Setting the Stage to Commit a Massacre in Gaza
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Excerpt from Ilan Pappe's book, The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories
By Ilan Pappe
Truthout
Fifty years after the Six-Day War, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip shows no end in sight. Acclaimed historian Ilan Pappé provides a comprehensive and damning account of the occupation in his new book, The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories, based on groundbreaking archival research and eyewitness accounts.
Ilan Pappé contends that Israel was preparing for a massive assault on Gaza since at least 2004. The following excerpt describes the militarization of Israeli policy towards Gaza leading up to the massacre of 2008-2009 known in Israel as Operation Cast Lead.
2004: The Dummy City
In 2004 the Isr...