{"product_id":"9781902593777","title":"The Politics Of Anti-Semitism","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did a term, once used accurately to describe the most virulent evil, become a charge flung at the mildest critic of Israel, particularly concerning its atrocious treatment of Palestinians?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair, the print and online journal \u003ci\u003eCounterPunch\u003c\/i\u003e has become a must read for hundreds of thousands a month who no longer believe anything they read in the mainstream press beyond the sports scores. On the subject of Israel and Palestine, the Israeli lobby in the U.S., the current Middle East crisis, and its ramifications at home and abroad, \u003ci\u003eCounterPunch\u003c\/i\u003e has been unrivaled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerein, you’ll find \u003ci\u003eCounterPunch\u003c\/i\u003e ’s most compelling reporting and commentary on this topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include: former U.S. Representative - \u003cb\u003eCynthia McKinney\u003c\/b\u003e , famed British foreign correspon-dent Robert Fisk, former seniorCIA analysts \u003cb\u003eBill and Kathy Christison\u003c\/b\u003e , the trenchant and witty philosopher \u003cb\u003eMichael Neumann\u003c\/b\u003e , seasoned Capitol Hill staffer \u003cb\u003e\"George Sutherland,\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorman Finkelstein\u003c\/b\u003e , the leading Israeli dissident \u003cb\u003eYuri Avneri, Shaheed Alam\u003c\/b\u003e (who became a target of the fanatical Daniel Pipes), and Israeli journalists \u003cb\u003eNeve Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eYigal Bronner\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition are: \u003cb\u003eWill Yeoman\u003c\/b\u003e 's path-breaking essay on Israel and divestment, \u003cb\u003eKurt Nimmo\u003c\/b\u003e on the hysterical attacks on AmiriBaraka for his poem on 9-11, \u003cb\u003eAnne Pettifer\u003c\/b\u003e ’s \u003ci\u003eZionism Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003cb\u003eJeffrey St. Clair\u003c\/b\u003e on the (Israeli) attack on the USS Liberty and the suppression of the investigation, and \u003cb\u003eAlexander Cockburn\u003c\/b\u003e ’s caustic and lightheartedmemoir of his own experiences of being attacked as an anti-Semite, consequent upon his criticisms of Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first book in the new \u003ci\u003eCounterPunch\u003c\/i\u003e series, is a timely anthology on the compulsion of silence and complicity in crimes against a betrayed people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNationally syndicated journalists \u003cb\u003eAlexander Cockburn\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJeffrey St. Clair\u003c\/b\u003e have co-authored numerous bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eWhiteout: The CIA, Drugs And The Press\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eWashington Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAl Gore: A User’s Manual\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AK Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052374638832,"sku":"9781902593777","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781902593777_p0.jpg?v=1763613803","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781902593777","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}