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The book offers a step-by-step, forensic and accessible analysis grounded in historical context, evaluating actors, motives, conflicts, media narratives, and possible outcomes. It argues that escaping a spiraling “forever war” requires clarity and courage rather than despair, emphasizing how a two-state solution may be the only viable pathway to end the most intractable conflict.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n“The ‘forever war ’ that Paul Moorcraft talks about has the power of stopping thought, a roundabout of sheer despair. But in this remarkable book he shows how we have come to this and provides a succinct and punchy analysis, which those of us who have long just despaired instead of thinking should really read. The choices since the 7 October Hamas attack of 2023 are stark, not just for Arabs and Israelis but for the rest of us too. And Moorcraft makes a powerful case that unless we embrace the impasse with clarity and courage there will be no escape from a forever war. It’s the best book to come out of the Israel–Gaza war  \nso far.”  \nProfessor Mike Clarke, former director general of the Royal United Services Institute, fellow of King’s College London and associate director of the Strategy and Security  \nInstitute at the University of Exeter  \n“An insightful, up-to-date examination of the Arab–Israeli conflict, which provides a full and imaginative analysis for any  \ninterested observer.”  \nAlan Ward, former head of the defence and international affairs department, Royal  \nMilitary Academy Sandhurst  \n“Truly, from the first page I found it captivating. It answers many questions and also explains what is happening now with sound reference to the historical context. I am pleased that the author stayed optimistic in the final chapters by offering some hope of finding a solution to the longest of conflicts.”  \nReem AlHilou, honorary consul of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to the Republic of  \nSudan  \n“Riveting. A must-read book for anyone concerned about the horrors of Gaza or the future of the Middle East. Moorcraft argues convincingly that despite widespread opposition to a two-state solution, it is the only way to end the forever war.”  \nMichael Smith, author of The Real Special Relationship: The True Story of How the British and US Secret Services Work Together  \n“In a step-by-step analysis, Moorcraft paints a pessimistic but necessary picture of the outlook for Israel and the Middle East. Assiduously argued but always in a balanced way, this book should be required reading for all policymakers.”  \nStephen Chan OBE, Professor of World Politics, SOAS University of London  \n“Paul Moorcraft has chronicled humanity at its most fragile and raw for more than half a century. In both his native Britain and globally, Moorcraft has helped a generation of students, scholars and practitioners make sense of war, on both the front lines of geopolitical rivalries and their most obscure margins. In Israel’s Forever War, Moorcraft weighs up the rapidly fading prospects for peace between Israel and its neighbours following the eradefining attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023. Measured, insightful and urgent, Israel’s Forever War challenges us all to think anew about solutions to the world’s most intractable  \nconflict.”  \nDr Terence McNamee, global fellow at the Wilson Center, Washington DC  \n“Paul Moorcraft does what journalists do best – take a complex issue and make it accessible. In Israel’s Forever War, Moorcraft dissects the many thorny issues that, over the decades, have led to the ongoing Israel–Gaza tragedy. He parses the players, the  \ncountries, their motives, the conflicts, the media and potential outcomes, trying to present all sides. His ultimate view is that anew world order is emerging. Jordan, the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Arab states could help pave the way to a twostate solution and peace…If not,‘the dangerous status quo will remain – that way lies permanent war ’.”  \nHeidi Kingstone, author of Dispatches from the Kabul Café and Genocide  \n“Israel’s Forever War demands the reader ’s attention from its very first sentence. What follows is a forensic analysis of the October 2023 attack and its aftermath and a punchy discussion of what happens next. 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