Dishonest Broker: The US Role in Israel & Palestine
by Naseer Aruri

In this fully revised and updated version of his highly acclaimed book The Obstruction of Peace: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians, Naseer Aruri dismantles the many myths about the failed Middle East "peace process."

Aruri analyzes the evolving relationship between the United States and the two protagonists—the Palestinians and Israel—and argues that the U.S. government, rather than serving as an "honest broker," has allowed Israel to use violence and violate international law to maintain its illegal occupation.

As a result of its massive military, economic, and political support for Israel, Palestinians continue to be denied their fundamental right to self-determination and justice.

About the Author
Naseer H. Aruri is Chancellor Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. His many publications include Occupation: Israel Over Palestine (1983), The Obstruction of Peace: The U.S., Israel and the Palestinians (1995), and Palestinian Refugees: The Right of Return (2001). He was a member of the Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch/Middle East, 1990-1992, and a three-term member of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International, USA, 1984-1990.

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Reviews
"Aruri's book is the first of its kind: an indispensable, hard-hitting, well-documented account of why the tragic unrest in Gaza is a portent of what is yet to come. No student or scholar of the Middle East, and no concerned citizen, should pass up the opportunity to read this remarkable work of scholarship and intellectual courage."
—Edward W. Said

"Readers wishing to understand why all the peace efforts in Palestine had ended in failure during the Pax Americana, will receive clear and unequivocal answers from this excellent book. It distinguishes clearly between the discourse on peace and the policy on the ground. From this perspective, it becomes clear that the US strove simultaneously to become the sole peace mediator in the area and Israel's guardian angel. While excluding any alternative peace initiative, Washington continued to sustain Israeli aggressiveness, through arms, financial aid and vetoes in the UN. The dominant role played by Washington is well documented in this book, as are the destructive effects of its pretense, and failure, to be an 'honest broker'. As Aruri points out rightly, it is particularly the sidelining of the Palestinian refugee problem that failed the attempts to pacify the land and bring peace. In this respect this book is not only a valid critique on American policy, it offers a way forward and advice for future policy makers in Washington. Should they heed, even partially, there may be still hope for the torn land of Palestine and Israel."
—Ilan Pappe

"A powerful corrective to illusion and misrepresentation."
—Noam Chomsky