Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel's Just War Against Hamas

At a time when Israel is under persistent attack—on the battlefield, by international organizations, and in the court of public opinion—Alan Dershowitz presents a powerful case for Israel’s just war against terrorism.

In the spirit of his international bestseller The Case for Israel , Dershowitz shows why Israel’s struggle against Hamas is a fight not only to protect its own citizens, but for all democracies. The nation-state of the Jewish people is providing a model for all who are threatened by terrorist groups—such as ISIS, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.

Having himself been in one of the Hamas terror tunnels, Dershowitz explains why Israel had no choice but to send in ground troops to protect its civilians against Hamas death squads.

Dershowitz wrote this book to warn the world that unless Hamas’s strategy of building terror tunnels and firing rockets from behind human shields is denounced and stopped—by the international community, the media, the academy, and good people of all religions, ethnicities, and nationalities—it will be coming soon “to a theater near you.”

Covering all the hot-button issues—from the BDS movement, to the rise of anti-Semitism, to the charge of war crimes, to the prospects of peace— Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel’s Just War Against Hamas is a must-read for all who care about Israel, peace in the Mideast, human rights, and fairness.

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Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel's Just War Against Hamas

At a time when Israel is under persistent attack—on the battlefield, by international organizations, and in the court of public opinion—Alan Dershowitz presents a powerful case for Israel’s just war against terrorism.

In the spirit of his international bestseller The Case for Israel , Dershowitz shows why Israel’s struggle against Hamas is a fight not only to protect its own citizens, but for all democracies. The nation-state of the Jewish people is providing a model for all who are threatened by terrorist groups—such as ISIS, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.

Having himself been in one of the Hamas terror tunnels, Dershowitz explains why Israel had no choice but to send in ground troops to protect its civilians against Hamas death squads.

Dershowitz wrote this book to warn the world that unless Hamas’s strategy of building terror tunnels and firing rockets from behind human shields is denounced and stopped—by the international community, the media, the academy, and good people of all religions, ethnicities, and nationalities—it will be coming soon “to a theater near you.”

Covering all the hot-button issues—from the BDS movement, to the rise of anti-Semitism, to the charge of war crimes, to the prospects of peace— Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel’s Just War Against Hamas is a must-read for all who care about Israel, peace in the Mideast, human rights, and fairness.

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Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel's Just War Against Hamas

by Alan Dershowitz
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At a time when Israel is under persistent attack—on the battlefield, by international organizations, and in the court of public opinion—Alan Dershowitz presents a powerful case for Israel’s just war against terrorism.

In the spirit of his international bestseller The Case for Israel , Dershowitz shows why Israel’s struggle against Hamas is a fight not only to protect its own citizens, but for all democracies. The nation-state of the Jewish people is providing a model for all who are threatened by terrorist groups—such as ISIS, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.

Having himself been in one of the Hamas terror tunnels, Dershowitz explains why Israel had no choice but to send in ground troops to protect its civilians against Hamas death squads.

Dershowitz wrote this book to warn the world that unless Hamas’s strategy of building terror tunnels and firing rockets from behind human shields is denounced and stopped—by the international community, the media, the academy, and good people of all religions, ethnicities, and nationalities—it will be coming soon “to a theater near you.”

Covering all the hot-button issues—from the BDS movement, to the rise of anti-Semitism, to the charge of war crimes, to the prospects of peace— Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel’s Just War Against Hamas is a must-read for all who care about Israel, peace in the Mideast, human rights, and fairness.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780795344312
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Publication date: 11/18/2014
Pages: 238
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Professor Alan M. Dershowitz of Harvard Law School was described by Newsweek as “the nation’s most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights.” Italian newspaper Oggi called him “the best-known criminal lawyer in the world,” and The Forward named him “Israel’s single most visible defender—the Jewish state’s lead attorney in the court of public opinion.”

Born in Brooklyn, he was appointed to the Harvard Law School faculty at age 25 and became a full professor at age 28, the youngest in the school’s history. He has been a consultant to several presidential commissions, and has advised presidents, United Nations officials, prime ministers, governors, senators, and members of Congress. More than a million people have heard him lecture around the world. He is currently the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard.

Dershowitz is the author of 30 non-fiction works and two novels. More than a million of his books have been sold worldwide, in more than a dozen different languages. His recent titles include the bestseller The Case For Israel, Rights From Wrong, The Case For Peace, The Case For Moral Clarity: Israel, Hamas and Gaza, and his autobiography Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 3

Part I Prelude to Operation Protective

1 Operation Protective Edge-The Historical Context 11

2 The Case Against the Goldstone Report-and Why It Still Matters 19

3 Finally, A Hamas Leader Admits that Israel Killed Mostly Combatants in Gaza 25

4 Goldstone Needs to Recant in Light of the New Evidence 29

5 How Goldstone Is Making Peace More Difficult 33

6 The Phony War Crimes Accusation Against Israel 37

7 The Case Against "Universal Jurisdiction" 41

8 If Israel Killed Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Did It Have the Right To? 45

9 Israel's Actions in Intercepting the Turkish Flotilla Were Entirely Lawful though Perhaps Unwise 49

10 Why Israel Must Remain Strong 55

11 Hamas-Not Israel-Killed BBC Reporter's Baby 59

12 UN-Palestine Vote Poses Major Threats for Israel 63

13 A Settlement Freeze Can Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace 67

14 Mideast Peace Talks Should Resume 71

15 Terrorists Win with Israel Prisoner Swap 75

16 Israel's Right to Self-Defense Against Hamas 79

17 The Palestinian Leadership Is Responsible for the Continuing Israeli Occupation of the West Bank 83

18 Some Hard Questions about the Western European Double Standard Against Israel 89

Part II Operation Protective Edge

Introduction: Operation Protective Edge 97

19 Israel Defends Entire Civilized World 101

20 The Current Conflict between Israel and Hamas Shatters Myths 105

21 Israel Must Maintain Its Weapons Siege of Gaza 109

22 Media Death Count Encourages Hamas to Use Human Shields 113

23 Netanyahu, the Reluctant Warrior 117

24 Gazans' Real Enemy Is Hamas, Not Israel 121

25 Why Doesn't J Street Suppott Israel? 125

26 Hamas's Threat to Israel's Airport Threatens a Two-State Solution 129

27 Accusing Hamas of Using Human Shields Is Not Racist 133

28 UN Probe of Israel Will Only Encourage Hamas War Crimes 139

29 The "Occupation of Gaza" Canard 145

30 Qatar and Other American "Allies" Are among the Villains in Gaza 151

31 Hamas Uses Cease-Fire to Kidnap 155

32 What Should Israel Do? What Would the United States Do? 159

33 The Empty Spaces in Gaza 163

34 Hamas Exaggerates Civilian Deaths 167

35 Supporting Hamas Is Anti-Semitic 173

36 Did Israel Have the Right to Destroy Hamas Terror Tunnels? 181

37 ISIS is to America as Hamas is to Israel 187

38 No One Should Be Surprised at ISIS's Brutality because the World Rewards Terrorism 193

39 Ten Reasons Why BDS Is Immoral and Hinders Peace 197

40 Debate between Alan Dershowitz and John Dugard 203

Conclusion 229

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Endorsement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - Benjamin Netanyahu

The recent operation in Gaza demonstrated once again the lengths to which Hamas terrorists will go to murder innocent Israeli civilians. Not satisfied with suicide bombings and rocket attacks on Israeli cities, Hamas built an extensive network of terror tunnels for the purpose of dispatching death squads into Israel. In Terror Tunnels, Alan Dershowitz has focused his internationally recognized expertise and clarity of vision on addressing this evolving terrorist tactic. Dershowitz’s conclusion is unequivocal: Israel has both the right and the obligation to defend itself against subterranean terrorist attacks.

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