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Biden’s Gaza policy: accountability, war crimes, and a dangerous world.
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Crossing the Red Line

Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza

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    368 pages

  • Release Date

    19 November 2026

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Summary

Following Hamas’s horrific October 7 attack, Israel launched an offensive of staggering violence in Gaza, saying it targeted militants while regularly striking hospitals, schools, and homes. Critically acclaimed journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed offers extensive reporting and chilling new details about how the Biden administration enabled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—ignoring warnings from government experts and implicating Americans in thousands of apparent war crimes. Washington di…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781324118190
ISBN-10:1324118199
Author:Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:19 November 2026
Weight:567g
Dimensions:25mm x 152mm x 229mm
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Crossing the Red Line by Akbar Shahid Ahmed - ISBN: 9781324118190
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Critics Review

“Indispensable… “Crossing the Red Line” captures the absurdity of American officials who typically comported themselves with superpower swagger, pleading with Israel to impose even minimal restrictions on its military campaign.” – Peter Beinart - The New York Times Book Review

About The Author

Akbar Shahid Ahmed

Akbar Shahid Ahmed is the diplomatic correspondent at The Washington Sun. For his Gaza coverage, he has received a Writers Guild Award and a New York Press Club Award and has twice been named a finalist for the Livingston Award. Based in Washington, D.C., Ahmed previously covered foreign policy at HuffPost for twelve years. He is a Yale graduate who grew up in Karachi, Pakistan.

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