Akbar Shahid Ahmed at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Admission: Free
Harvard Book Store welcomes Akbar Shahid Ahmed —award-winning journalist and Diplomatic Correspondent at NOTUS —for a discussion of his new book, Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza. He will be joined in conversation by Indira Lakshmanan —award-winning journalist and co-host of WBUR’s Here & Now. About Crossing the Red Line A powerful and authoritative account of how the Biden administration fueled atrocities in Gaza, from an award-winning foreign affairs journalist. 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 did little to free Israeli hostages or shield innocent Palestinians as protests grew nationwide and international human rights principles crumbled. Still, President Joe Biden denied he was giving…