The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians is a 1983 book by Noam Chomsky about the relationship between the US, Israel and Palestine. Chomsky examines the origins of this relationship and its meaningful consequences for the Palestinians and other Arabs. The book mainly concentrates on the 1982 Lebanon War and the pro-Zionist bias of most US media and intellectuals, as Chomsky puts it.[1][2]

The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians
AuthorNoam Chomsky
PublisherHaymarket Books US; South End Press US; Between the Lines Books Canada
Publication date
1983, October 1999 (updated), February 2015 (updated)
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages578
ISBN9781608463992
OCLC40545413
327.7305694 21
LC ClassE183.8.I7 C48 1999

The book was updated in 1999 and contains three new chapters,[3] drawing upon material from Z Magazine and other publications. New developments that have been incorporated include the First Intifada, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and the ongoing peace process. The book was re-released by Haymarket Books in 2015.[4]

Edward Said, who also contributed the new foreword, said, "Chomsky's major claim is that Israel and the United States – especially the latter – are rejectionists opposed to peace, whereas the Arabs, including the PLO, for years have been trying to accommodate themselves to the reality of Israel."[5]

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  1. ^ Rollins, L.A. (Summer 1985). "The Fateful Triangle (Review)". The Journal of Historical Review. 6 (2): 240–244.
  2. ^ Abraham, Nabeel (1986). "Review of The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians". Arab Studies Quarterly. 8 (1): 69–74. ISSN 0271-3519. JSTOR 41857812.
  3. ^ "Reviews: Fateful triangle". University of Chicago. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Chomsky, Noam (February 2015). Fateful Triangle. Haymarket Books. ISBN 9781608463992.
  5. ^ Said, Edward (16 February 1984). "Permission to narrate". London Review of Books. 6 (3). ISSN 0260-9592.
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