Michael Curtis brings yet another clear and concise presentation of the reality facing Israel and the world. Utilizing the metaphor of the miner's canary, used to give warning to the presence of poisonous gas, Curtis deftly lays out for the reader how the attitudes, lies and false dealings of the international community are used against Israel, and suggests they are not isolated in their impact only on Israel. Rather, they are but a "canary's warning" to the rest of the Western, democratic world of their own impending danger. (Publisher copy)

Michael Curtis is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of political science at Rutgers University. He is highly regarded as an expert in several fields--political theory, comparative government, European politics and the Middle East. He is the author or co-author of approximately 30 books. Three Against the Third Republic is considered the definitive study of this era in early 20th century French political history. Verdict on Vichy, published in the United Kingdom and the United States, and translated into Italian and Czech, was named one of the best books of the year by the Sunday Telegraph, London. Professor Curtis is considered an expert on the Middle East with books such as Religion and Politics in the Middle East. Other significant books on the Middle East include, Israel: Social Structure and Change and Israel in the Third World. His most recent book on the Middle East prior to Should Israel Exist? is Orientalism and Islam: European Thinkers on Oriental Despotism in the Middle East and India.