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Life and loathing in greater israel is new york times bestselling author max blumenthals devastating journey through israel and an anatomy of the extremist takeover of a nation. Apr 04, 2019 the antidamascus lobby in the us has coerced a bookstore in washington dc to postpone the launch of investigative journalist max blumenthals new book, which exposes dirty secrets of us regimechange tactics, he has told rt. Eric altermans i hate max blumenthal handbook mondoweiss. Why is the mainstream media running away from max blumenthal.
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Oct 01, 20 2014 lannan foundation cultural freedom notable book awardin goliath, new york times bestselling author max blumenthal takes us on a journey through the badlands and high roads of israelpalestine, painting a startling portrait of israeli society under the siege of increasingly authoritarian politics as the occupation of the palestinians deepens. More recently, he has specialized in studying and reporting on the religious right and their relationship with the republican party. By frank schaeffer for me reading max blumenthals republican gomorrah is a look into a mirror. The piece somehow fails to mention that max blumenthal is the most prominent young journalist in the u. He is a senior writer for alternet and formerly a writer for the daily beast, al akhbar, and media matters for america. Dec 04, 20 the plan is further vindication of max blumenthal s central thesis in his new book, goliath. Max blumenthal is the editor of the and the cohost of the podcast moderate rebels. Goldberg explains why its making even some antizionists nervous. Blumenthal founded the grayzone in 2015 to shine a journalistic light on. Sep 25, 20 against this backdrop, the new book by the american jewish journalist and blogger max blumenthal is particularly noteworthy.
Max blumenthal audio books, best sellers, author bio. The antidamascus lobby in the us has coerced a bookstore in washington dc to postpone the launch of investigative journalist max blumenthals new book, which exposes dirty secrets of us regimechange tactics, he has told rt. Ruin and resistance in gaza by max blumenthal nation books, 272 pp. His newly released bestselling book, republican gomorrah, is a thorough study of the figures. We address us wars in afghanistan, iraq, libya, and syria. Christopher hitchens faces posthumous prosecution in new. Life and loathing in greater israel, i not only learned things about the jewish state that i never knew, i also made a wonderful discovery but more about that later. In goliath, new york times bestselling author max blumenthal takes us on a. He is the author of two books including republican gomorrah. Life and loathing in greater israel, namely that israels raison detat is the maintenance and. Life and loathing in greater israel by max blumenthal. Max blumenthal is an awardwinning journalist and the author of several books, including bestselling republican gomorrah, goliath, the fifty one day war, and the management of savagery. With his willingness to trumpet the personal crises that led him to jesus, bush was able to connect to the new republican base in a way few politicians before him had done. His newly released bestselling book, republican gomorrah, is a thorough.
Inside the movement that shattered the party 2009, which appeared on the new york times bestsellers list, and goliath. Max blumenthal, a tomdispatch regular, is the author of the bestselling republican gomorrah and of goliath, the winner of the lannan foundational cultural freedom notable book award. Ruin and resistance in gaza, and was published at the end of june. Max blumenthals goliath is antiisrael book that makes. Sep 16, 2009 max blumenthal launched his journalistic career with an awardwinning expose of the deaths of hundreds of young women in the mexican border city of juarez. In goliath, new york times bestselling author max blumenthal takes us on a journey through the badlands and high roads of israelpalestine, painting a startling portrait of israeli society under the siege of increasingly authoritarian politics as the occupation of the palestinians deepens. He is an awardwinning journalist and the author of books, including the bestselling. With his last book goliathpublished in fall 20, max blumenthal hoped to popularize the antisemitic comparison between israel and nazi germany. Dec, 20 thanks to the israel lobbys slander campaign against max blumenthal and his new book, goliath.
The following is max blumenthals reply to eric altermans ninth piece attacking him and his book goliath. Max blumenthal born december 18, 1977 is an american journalist, author, blogger, and. Blumenthal has written for the new york times, the nation, and al jazeera english, among other publications. Max blumenthal is an unperson in the new york times. Sep 03, 2015 the piece somehow fails to mention that max blumenthal is the most prominent young journalist in the u. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Thanks to the israel lobbys slander campaign against max blumenthal and his new book, goliath. Ruin and resistance in gaza will not be well received by the us corporate media. He is senior editor of alternets grayzone project and the author of goliath. Life and loathing in greater israel the nation rejected blumenthal. How americas national security state fueled the rise of al qaeda, isis, and donald trump with ben norton. The rise of international jihad and western ultranationalism in the management of savagery, max blumenthal excavates the real story behind americas dealings with the world and shows how the extremist forces that now threaten peace across the globe are the inevitable flowering of americas imperial designs.