Ten Myths About Israel (Paperback)

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by Ilan Pappe

Description

The myths and reality behind the state of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict--from "the most eloquent writer on Palestinian history" (New Statesman)
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The outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel.
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The "ten myths"--repeated endlessly in the media, enforced by the military, and accepted without question by the world's governments--reinforce the regional status quo and include:

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  • Palestine was an empty land at the time of the Balfour Declaration.
  • The Jews were a people without a land.
  • There is no difference between Zionism and Judaism.
  • Zionism is not a colonial project of occupation.
  • The Palestinians left their Homeland voluntarily in 1948.
  • The June 1967 War was a war of 'No Choice'.
  • Israel is the only Democracy in the Middle East.
  • The Oslo Mythologies
  • The Gaza Mythologies
  • The Two-State Solution
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For students, activists, and anyone interested in better understanding the news, Ten Myths About Israel is another groundbreaking study of the Israel-Palestine conflict from the author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.

About the Author

Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and socialist activist. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter, Director of the university's European Centre for Palestine Studies, and Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He is the author of the highly acclaimed The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine and The Idea of Israel--which was shortlisted for the JQ Wingate History Prize, as well as two co-authored projects with Noam Chomsky: On Palestine and Gaza in Crisis.

Product Details

Category: Palestine Studies, History

Language: English

Format/Binding: Paperback

Book Condition: New

ISBN-10: 1786630192

ISBN-13: 978-1786630193

Publisher: Verso

Date Published: May 02, 2017

Pages: 192

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