▁Ch om sky ▁gives ▁his ▁latest ▁ref lections ▁on ▁the ▁peace ▁process . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Re views ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁describes ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁a , ▁" su cc inct ▁and ▁eye - open ing ▁collection ▁of ▁recent ▁inter views ▁and ▁ess ays ", ▁and ▁although , ▁" m uch ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁collected ▁here ▁preced es ▁Israel ' s ▁recent ▁military ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁Gaz a - bound ▁international ▁fl ot illa ▁of ▁embargo - bre aking ▁human itar ian ▁aid ," ▁it ▁" g ives ▁essential ▁context ▁to ▁the ▁crisis ". ▁" P app é ▁adds ▁vital ▁and ▁unexpected ▁historical ▁background " ▁to ▁" Ch om sky ' s ▁consistent ▁positions ▁on ▁everything ▁from ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli – Pal est in ian ▁conflict ▁to ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁a ▁one - ▁versus ▁two - state ▁settlement ", ▁although ▁they , ▁" are ▁not ▁perfectly ▁in ▁syn ch ▁on ▁every ▁point ", ▁" the ▁fund ament als ▁of ▁the ▁crisis — and ▁its ▁scale ▁in ▁human itar ian , ▁moral ▁and ▁political ▁terms — are ▁clear , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁clearly ▁expressed , ▁between ▁them ." ▁" This ▁so ber ▁and ▁un fl inch ing ▁analysis ", ▁the ▁review ▁con cludes , ▁" should ▁be ▁read ▁and ▁reck oned ▁with ▁by ▁anyone ▁concerned ▁with ▁pract ic able ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁long - s uffer ing ▁region ". ▁ ▁The ▁Guardian ▁rev iewer ▁Steven ▁Po ole ▁begins ▁by ▁stating ▁that , ▁" The ▁Ob ama ▁administration '