Journal article by scholar Jean-Pierre Filiu arguing that Israel's 50-day assault on Gaza in summer 2014 was neither unprecedented nor unpredictable, but rather the 12th in a series of wars that Israel has waged against Gaza. Filiu contends that breaking the seemingly endless cycle of violence requires situating the 2014 War on Gaza within the context of the 11 wars that preceded it, and that confronting Israel's sustained refusal to recognize Palestinian national rights or acknowledge Gaza as an integral part of Palestine. This is a concise and historically grounded resource for students and researchers who need to contextualize the 2014 War on Gaza within Gaza's longer military history. It is particularly useful for anyone writing about the cyclical nature of Israeli military operations against Gaza, the roots of recurring armed conflict, and the political conditions that make each war both predictable and preventable.
