The 33-Day War

About the Book

This is a timely, incisive and richly informed assessment of the recent Israel-Lebanon conflict written by noted experts from both countries: Lebanese Gilbert Achcar and Israeli Michel Warschawski.

The authors describe the popular basis of Hezbollah in Lebanon among the Shiites, and its relation to the country’s other religious communities and political forces. They analyze the regional roles of Syria, Iran and Hamas as well as the politics of the US and Europe.

They then dissect the strategic and political background behind recent actions taken by Israel; the impact of Israel’s incursion into Lebanon and its effects on Lebanon’s population; and the consequences of the war on Israeli polity and society.

About the Author

Gilbert Achcar grew up in Lebanon. He is Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has written extensively on politics and development economics, as well as social change and social theory. His publications include The Clash of Barbarisms: September 11 and the Making of the New World Disorder (2002), published in 15 languages; Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy (2008), with Noam Chomsky; the critically acclaimed The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli-War of Narratives (2010); The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising (2013); and Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprisings.
Michel Warschawski, a veteran journalist and peace activist, founded the Alternative Information Center in Jerusalem, a Palestinian-Israeli news organization that disseminates information, research and political analysis on Palestinian and Israeli societies.

Reviews

‘A crisp and timely analysis that arranges well-documented facts and synthesizes the region’s extremely complex problems in such a way that even readers who are only moderately familiar with the situation can understand.’
The Daily Star