Inside Lebanon
A Journey to a Shattered Land with Noam and Carol Chomsky
In May 2006, Noam and Carol Chomsky visited Lebanon for the first time–just two months before Israel unleashed a new military campaign against both Lebanon and Palestine. Inside Lebanon describes their journey and situates it within the tragically altered context of Lebanon and Palestine before and after the war of 2006. Inside Lebanon also includes essays, diaries, and photographs by Irene L. Gendzier, Assaf Kfoury, Jennifer Loewenstein, Fawwaz Traboulsi, Hanady Salman, Rasha Salti, Mona el-Farra, Laila el-Haddad, and Carol Chomsky. Collectively, their contributions illuminate the region-wide conflict, of which Lebanon is only one piece. It serves as a record of events during the war, while linking conflicts on the ground to the global order.
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Praise
This erudite and humane collection, in telling us wisely about Lebanon’s struggle, illuminates brilliantly the true nature of voracious power.
– John Pilger, journalist and author of Freedom Next Time
Contents
| Preface | by Irene Gendzier, Assaf Kfoury and Fawwaz Traboulsi |
| Chapter 1 | Noam and Carol Chomsky in Beirut Assaf Kfoury |
| Chapter 2 | Imminent Crises: Threats and Opportunities Noam Chomsky |
| Chapter 3 | The Great Soul of Power Noam Chomsky |
| Chapter 4 | U.S. Foreign Policy and the Middle East: An Interview with Noam Chomsky |
| Chapter 5 | Echoes from a Haunted Land Irene Gendzier |
| Chapter 6 | Meeting Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah: "Encounter with a Fighter" Assaf Kfoury |
| Chapter 7 | On the U.S.-Israeli Invasion of Lebanon Noam Chomsky |
| Chapter 8 | Beirut War Diary Hanady Salman |
| Chapter 9 | Dispatches from Beirut Rasha Salti |
| Chapter 10 | Gaza War Diary Mona el-Farra and Laila el-Haddad |
| Chapter 11 | Nightmares: How Gaza Offends Us All Jennifer Loewenstein |
| Chapter 12 | An Arab Perspective on the "New Middle East" Fawwaz Traboulsi |
| Postscript | |
| Timeline | |
| Contributors | |
| Notes | |
| Index |
