Ilan Pappé

Gaza in Crisis by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé offers a compelling and incisive examination of one of the most contentious and misunderstood conflicts of our time: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with a specific focus on the events in Gaza. Through meticulously researched chapters, this book delves into the humanitarian disaster following Israel's 'Operation Cast Lead,' providing a critical, historical, and...

The devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the Israel–Palestine conflict didn’t start on 7 October. It didn’t start in 1967 either, when Israel occupied the West Bank, or in 1948 when the state of Israel was declared. It started in 1882, when the first Zionist settlers arrived in what was then Ottoman...

An indispensable analysis of the current challenges in one of the most troubled regions on our planet On Palestine is Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé's indispensable update on a suffering region. Operation Protective Edge, Israel's most recent assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dead and cleared the way for another Israeli land grab. The need to stand in solidarity...

Israel on the Brink explores the precarious state of Israel following the events of 7 October and its subsequent invasion of Gaza. These incidents have exposed the deep-seated issues within the nation, revealing it as a country struggling to safeguard its citizens. It is starkly divided between messianic theocrats and selective liberals, resented by its neighbours, and gradually losing the...

The Husayni family of Jerusalem dominated Palestinian history for 250 years, from the Ottoman times through to the end of the British Mandate. At the height of the family's political influence, positions in Jerusalem could only be obtained through its power base. In this compelling political biography, Ilan Pappe traces the rise of the Husaynis from a provincial Ottoman elite...

The Middle East and South Asia 2023–2024 is part of The World Today Series, providing essential insights beyond the news headlines on one of the most populated regions of the world. More than a quarter of the world’s population resides in the Middle East and South Asia, yet our understanding is often limited to news about conflicts and crises. This...

This seminal text by renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappé, discusses one of the most significant periods in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Based on archival material, it presents the reader with a comprehensive and general history of the origins and consequences of the 1948 war. While among Arabs, and especially Palestinians, the events of that year are known as the nakba -...

A collection of interviews with some of the world's leading progressive thinkers on the movement for Palestinian liberation and its connections to struggles for justice across the globe. As more and more people align themselves with the Palestinian people, Palestine in a World on Fire connects the struggle for Palestinian liberation to various liberatory movements around the world, simultaneously interrogating...

In 1896, a Jewish state was a pipe dream. Today, the overwhelming majority of Jews identify as Zionists. How did this happen? Ilan Pappe unveils how over a century of aggressive lobbying changed the map of the Middle East. Pro-Israel lobbies convinced British and American policymakers to condone Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law, grant Israel unprecedented military aid, and...

Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2017 From the author of the bestselling study of the 1948 War of Independence comes an incisive look at the Occupied Territories, picking up the story where The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine left off. In this comprehensive exploration of one of the world’s most prolonged and tragic conflicts, Pappe uses recently declassified archival material...

Renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking work on the formation of the State of Israel. Along with the late Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history. NEW STATESMAN Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes...

At the Israel America Council’s national conference in 2018, Nancy Pelosi spoke these words: ‘If this Capitol crumbled to the ground, the one thing that would remain is our commitment to…our cooperation with Israel.’ That same year, pro-Israel groups and individuals spent over $22 million on lobbying and campaign contributions in the United States. The aim? To influence policy towards...

A vivid and incisive analysis of the complex relationship between Israel and its Palestinian citizens written by an acclaimed Israeli historian For more than 60 years, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have lived as Israeli citizens within the borders of the nation formed at the end of the 1948 conflict. Occupying a precarious middle ground between the Jewish citizens of...

In this groundbreaking book, the outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel. This has been updated with a new afterword on the 2023 invasion of Gaza. Ten Myths About Israel addresses the following key myths: 1. Palestine was an Empty Land 2. The Jews...

In this groundbreaking book, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Occupation, the outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel. Each chapter of Ten Myths About Israel meticulously deconstructs widely-held beliefs that have been ingrained into the collective consciousness through media repetition, military endorsement,...

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Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has drawn on Zionism, the movement behind its creation, to provide a sense of self and political direction. In this groundbreaking new work, Ilan Pappe looks at the continued role of Zionist ideology. The Idea of Israel considers the way Zionism operates outside of the government and military in areas such as the country's...

Israel on the Brink argues that Israel can’t continue on its current path. The events of 7 October and Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza revealed significant flaws in its foundations. It was exposed as a nation unable to protect its citizens, torn between messianic theocrats and selective liberals. Additionally, it is resented by its neighbours and losing support from Jews...

Israel is not the only ‘new’ state around, but it is one of the few states whose legitimacy is still questioned. Its future affects the future of the Middle East as a whole and probably the stability of the international system. The reasons for this unique reality lie in its past and the particular historical circumstances of its birth. This...

Arabs and Jews describe the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948 in completely different ways. Among Arabs, and especially Palestinians, the events of that year are known as the nakba - the catastrophe, the trauma, the disaster. For Jews, and in particular for Israelis, their victory in the war of 1948 is a veritable miracle in which, against tremendous odds and...