New book about flotilla attack & how it changed history

The Institute for Middle East Understanding and O/R Books invite you to an exclusive PRESS BRIEFING on the highly-anticipated new book about the Gaza Freedom Flotilla:

Midnight on the Mavi Marvara: The Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and How it Changed the Course of the Israel/Palestine Conflict

While UN and Israeli investigations into the June 1st attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla are ongoing, the global impact of that night is already being felt. The killing of nine peace activists aboard the Mavi Marmara, including one American citizen, was more than just front-page news. From the break in Turkish-Israeli relations to the upcoming flotilla being organized by American citizens, the book's authors argue that the dynamics of the Israel-Palestine conflict have changed for good.

Join the IMEU on-line or by phone as we talk with:

Moustafa Bayoumi, Editor of Midnight on the Mavi Marmara. Bayoumi is also the author of How Does it Feel to be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America, which won an American Book Award and an Arab American Book Award. His writing has appeared in The Nation, The London Review of Books, and The Village Voice. He teaches at Brooklyn College in New York.

Max Blumenthal (Contributor) is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, The Nation, The Huffington Post, Salon.com, Al Jazeera English, IFC and many other publications. He is a writing fellow for the Nation Institute. His book, Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party, is a New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller.