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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... Read More
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Ten Myths About Israel

An urgent, updated reissue of the essential book on the myths-and reality-behind the state of Israel

An urgent, updated reissue of the essential book on the mythsβ€”and realityβ€”behind the state of Israel

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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 were a people without a land

3. Zionism is Judaism

4. Zionism is not Colonialism

5. The Palestinians Voluntarily Left their Homelands in 1948

6. The June 1967 War was a war of 'No Choice'

7. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East

8. The Myths about the Oslo Agreement

9. The Lies we tell about Gaza

10. The two state solution is the only way forward

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804297049

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 159g

Pages: 192

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 Israelβ€”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.

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