News & opinions from a Palestinian-American
living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine
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To discuss from a Palestinian perspective the fallout of October 7th, two years of the Gaza War, and the suffering of the Palestinians from occupation, displacement, cantonization, and bombardments, Jason is joined by Sam Bahour, a Palestinian-American entrepreneur based in Ramallah.
![“The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza” by Max Blumenthal [Recommended]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The-51-Day-War-Ruin-and-Resistance-in-Gaza-by-Max-Blumenthal.jpg)
On July 8, 2014, Israel launched air strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza, followed by a ground invasion. The ensuing fifty-one days of war left more than 2,200 people dead, the vast majority of whom were Palestinian civilians, including over 500 children. During the assault, at least 10,000 homes were destroyed and, according to the United Nations, nearly 300,000 Palestinians were displaced. Max Blumenthal was in Gaza and throughout Israel-Palestine during what he argues was an entirely avoidable catastrophe. In this explosive work of intimate reportage, Blumenthal reveals the harrowing conditions and cynical deceptions that led to the ruinous war — and tells the human stories. (Publisher’s description)
![[ePalestine] Homeland Security Made in Israel (by Philip Giraldi)](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/giraldi-1.gif)
![The frozen Chosen: Michael Chabon’s "The Yiddish Policemen’s Union" [Book Review]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BookCover-hires-1.jpg)