Brokers of Deceit by Rashid Khalidi - 1062 Words

Focus on Palestinian-Israeli conflicts in recent history, where Israel has won time after time and â€Å"the Palestinian people have been shattered and dispersed.† (p.xiii) 3 major patterns in US policy in the middle east have emerged: 1) the US can do as it likes because the Arab gulf states depend on the US in order to not be overthrown 2) ignoring other Arab gulf states wishes and opinions 3) ignoring the fate of the Palestinian people. Intent of the book is to show that USA has acted as a dishonest broker between Israel and the US, and has â€Å"instead acted as israel’s lawyer† (p.xxxvi) Palestinian human rights, peace processes, and their right to self-determination was not brought back up again until George hw bush took office in the 90s. Brokers of deceit is concise and easily accessible examination of how over more than thirty decades the U.S. has been gaming the peace process for it’s own benefit rather than to achieving a lasting and just peace between the Israeli and Palestinian people. Khalidi participated in peace negotiations in the 1990’s as an advisor so he cites original, unreleased documents showing American and Israeli positions. Khalidi says that the foundation of Americas long-term ongoing bias towards Israel is the Palestinians lack of a size-able domestic U.S. constituency. Finding justice for the Palestinian refugees displaced from their homes by Israel would require that Israel displace its own settlers that it encouraged to moveShow MoreRelatedThe New Middle East : The World After The Arab Spring2748 Words   |  11 Pagesthere s much consensus that the Middle East will be greatly impacted if the Israel-Palestine issue is resolved, there s also the belief that such a resolution won t happen soon. For instance, in his book, Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. has Undermined Peace in the Middle East, Rashid Khalidi writes that the United States has and continues to act as Israel s lawyer and that therefore it has undermined a real attempt to arrive at a peace accord. That peace accord is a major issue in the changes the