Operation Defensive Shield: Witnesses to Israeli War Crimes

by Muna Hamzeh

On March 29, 2002 the Israeli army launched Operation Defensive Shield, the largest military offensive against Palestinian civilians since the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. During the operation, the military used the most advanced weaponry at its disposal: Merkava tanks, Apache attack helicopters and F-15 fighter jets. When the operation ended on April 21, Israel had destroyed the Palestinian economic and social infrastructure, leveled large swathes of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745320635
• ISBN13: 9780745320632
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.6"