Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire provides a sharp analysis of historic and current events in the struggle for Palestine—from the division of the Middle East by Western powers and the Zionist settler movement, to the founding of Israel and its regional role as a watchdog for U.S. interests, to present-day conflicts and the prospects for a just resolution. The book’s narrative is firmly rooted in the politics of Palestinian liberation. Here is a necessary introduction to the heroic efforts of the Palestinian people to achieve justice in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. If you think the Israel-Palestine conflict is too complex to understand, think again. "Palestine, Israel and the US Empire", written without academic jargon by the author and activist Richard Becker, provides a solid introduction to key events in the history underlying today's current events. "Palestine, Israel and the US Empire" is unabashedly partisan toward the Palestinian cause, but the author's claims are well reasoned and documented. -- Duke City Fix Richard Becker is a noted writer and commentator on Middle East affairs. He has been a featured speaker at political forums and conferences in the United States Becker is the Western Regional Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). ANSWER has organized mass protests of hundreds of thousands of people against the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine from mid-2002 to the present. He is a regular contributor to Liberation newspaper and PSLweb.org. “Becker gives us the most sharply focused and penetrating analysis we have of the real dynamics at work in the continuing persecution of the Palestinian people. He calls for international unity among all people to end this tragic injustice. Hear his call and join in the struggle.” —Ramsey Clark, former U.S. attorney general, former litigation attorney for the Palestine Liberation Organization "Finally, a breath of fresh air, and analysis, on the question of Palestine... This is a must read for anyone interested in the U.S. geo-political project and in understanding Palestine. --Dr. Jess Ghannam, professor, University of California, San Francisco