Jean-Pierre Filiu retraces the history of this asymmetrical war of terrifying violence between Israel and Hamas.

At a time when all hope for peace seems to be compromised, Jean-Pierre Filiu revisits the defeat of the Palestinian national movement. A defeat all the more crushing in that no other liberation movement in history has benefited from such financial and political support. Understanding the dynamics of such a defeat is essential to break free from the intellectual dead-end which has often led people to believe that the marginalization of the Palestinian question marked a victory for Israel.