How the US shaped the Middle East to its liking

Israel and the Clash of Civilisations. By Jonathan Cook, Pluto Press, €22.20

We hear a lot these days about the motives for the US’s current role in the Middle East. Oil is often cited as one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, why it invaded and occupied Iraq. Jonathan Cook argues in this brief but compelling new book that while those citing it are correct, it’s not in the way ...