In “This Time We Went Too Far”, Norman G. Finkelstein examines Israel’s assault on Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009, Operation Cast Lead, which killed some 1,400 Palestinians.

Drawing on human rights reports, including the Goldstone Report, Finkelstein shows that Israel’s justifications did not hold up and that the assault targeted civilian infrastructure and population. He argues that the war marked a turning point, as international and even American Jewish opinion began to turn against Israeli policy.