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Since the Holocaust, it has been almost impossible to hide large-scale crimes against humanity. In our communicative world, few modern catastrophes are concealed from the public eye. And yet, Ilan Pappe unveils, one such crime has been erased from the global public memory: the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in 1948. But why is it denied, and by whom? The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine offers an investigation of this mystery.
Customer Reviews:
Yet ANOTHER CASE of JEWISH SAVAGERY and HUMILIATION towards the"PALESTINIAN HOLOCAUST.".......2007-10-02
You will have to stop reading at times to wipe the tears coming from your eyes like Niagara Falls. Get a huge box of tissues for this gut-wrenching story of the daily brutal, humiliating and savage treatment against the women and children of Palestine. I started reading about the fate of the Palestinians with Carters book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Carter's book is a great and objective overview of the Palestinians Holocaust. Bush, Rice and Cheney will be rightfully humiliated in History books and in posterity for turning their backs and 'allowing' these atrocities to go on and on and on.... Right now as you read this review, The Palestinian Holocaust is in full terror. I'm 'not' giving up on the idea, that America will soon be "Good 'ole America again." Read this book.
What the U.S. Press Refuses to Show.......2007-09-30
A clear and concise view of the Palestinian holocaust, a view that the American media refuses to show.
Unspeakable evil finally expressed in words.......2007-09-26
The unspeakable evil that has been committed against the Palestinian people in 1948, and the unspeakable evil that is still being committed against the Palestinian people, has at last been expressed in words.
Amidst the vast zionist propaganda machine created to cover up horrendous atrocities, at last we have a book that gives us the truth. This book, with all its shocking details, is the best book I have read on the Palestine/Israel conflict, though it made very grim and painful reading. Ilan Pappe has given the world a wonderful gift in the writing of this book, one that could play a major role in bringing world peace, once all the facts that Pappe presents are known. His sources include the Israeli Archives and Ben Gurion's diaries, as well as eye witness accounts of what happened in 1948, and is continuing today.
If anyone wants to know what the conflict in the Middle East is all about, just read this book; every member of Congress, and every member of the general public should know how our billions of tax dollars that we send to Israel each year are being spent.
History you Must Know.......2007-09-15
If you have not read ETHNIC CLEANSING OF PALESTINE you do not know the history of Palestine, nor can you understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As part of a new group of Israeli historians, Ilan Pappe reveals previously secret Israeli documents. The cleansing of Palestine of its Arab inhabitants began long before 1948, and continues today. Step by step the plans to cleanse the land, and the entire infrastructure with the cleansing details -- 1927 land surveys, The Red House, the Consultancy, Plan Dalet, Plan D -- is spelled out by Pappe. This is a painful read, but a necessary one to understand the Middle East.
Honest & Excellent.......2007-09-14
Very excellent book that shows part of the sufferings of Palestinians written by a very honest person
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Prolific authors Bodie and Brock Thoene have earned a loyal readership for their fictional sagas of Jerusalem's stormy history. In The Jerusalem Scrolls, the fourth book in the Zion Legacy series, the husband-and-wife team surprise readers with a new spin, creating a story within a story and swapping time periods. It's 1948 when the tale opens, and flames are engulfing the Jewish Quarter. The battle for Old City Jerusalem is lost. Moshe Sachar and Alfie Halder escape the chaos through a secret passageway that leads to a cavernous, subterranean library, where the most sacred Jewish texts lie safely hidden. As Moshe prepares for their long confinement, he finds a tightly rolled papyrus scroll inscribed with the names Miryam and Marcus. He reads, and the scene shifts to the first century A.D., where a love story unfolds. Faithful fans of the series may have to stretch a bit to make the transition from following characters they've come appreciate to enjoying this diversion to a biblical epic. But the Thoenes have the skill to pull it off. Their ability to craft a historical novel and their careful attention to detail and description have resulted in sales of 6 million copies of their books in print, and eight Gold Medallion awards. --Cindy Crosby
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"One is watching history unfold when reading the Thoenes' work." (Houston Chronicle)
"Fast-paced, often riveting action . . . scenes that rival those of James Michener." (New York Post)
With sales of more than seven million copies, Bodie and Brock Thoene's works of historical fiction have topped bestseller lists and carved a lasting place in the hearts of their readers.
The first three books in their beloved Zion Legacy series began with the sweeping saga of Jerusalem's explosive history of 1948. Now, the Thoenes return with a novel that is unique to the series—a riveting story within a story that transports readers from the war in 1948 back in time to the first century A.D. In The Jerusalem Scrolls, Moshe Sachar, the leading strategist for the Jewish forces, follows the dying wishes of an elder and escapes to a secret tunnel under Jerusalem where sacred scrolls are kept. Instructions tell him to open a particular scroll first, and when Moshe sits down to read he becomes immersed in an extraordinary biblical tale. With dramatic portrayals of events and characters from the Bible and a rich backdrop, The Jerusalem Scrolls is a superb, spellbinding novel. Its magnificent storytelling, historical authenticity, and moving love story will fascinate the Thoenes' growing legion of fans as well as lovers of historical and religious fiction.
Customer Reviews:
Change in Style, Still a Good Read.......2007-07-09
I'll admit I was anxious to see more of the main characters. I mean they left some seriously large loose ends at the finish of the third book. I believe that was purposeful, painful, but deliberate.
The switch to Marcus and Miryam's story was jarring to me. I'm more of a modern historical fiction fan. It was also a switch b/c the first 3 books in this series were very action driven, now all of a sudden we're in first century soap opera territory.
As usual, the Thoenes do an excellent job of the writing and storytelling. I wouldn't call this book my favorite Thoene contribution to society, but it wasn't horrible. It also sets up the next one nicely. Honestly though, this and book 5 of the series could have been a separate duology altogether...I believe they were lumped in with the Zion Legacy as a cheap marketing gimic that worked.
A turn off.......2004-12-19
I generally love the Thone's work, but this book has got me not going back for more. I really didn't appreciate the extreme sensuality that was instilled in Miryam's (Mary of Magdalene)character. It actually left me feeling dirtied. You may think that's extreme, but I just think they pushed the envelope too far. Not in comparison to other writers, but compared to their previous work. It is sad because I considered these authors as "safe", meaning no offensive material. I can't trust them anymore, so I've stopped reading their books. It's truly a shame because they are wonderful writers and I've read about 20 of their books prior to this one.
What an incredible way to introduce Jesus..........2004-04-02
This was my first introduction to the Thoenes - in the middle of a series - but it turned out to be a great place to start! This has been an incredible book!! The Thoene's are magnificent writers who weave a story with many memorable characters that leave you wanting for more. I am amazed at how they were able to include so many characters without my getting confused with all the information they supplied me with. You are first introduced with the situation being Jerusalem in 1948. Then you are taken back in time to the days of Jesus. However, you are not introduced to him in the traditional sense. You are given a behind the scenes look at people who witnessed his acts, a Roman soldier named Marcus and a Jewish woman named Miryam. It is their story that weaves throughout the book along with others. Don't hesistate to buy this book. It is worth the investment!
A chance to imagine Jesus close-up ..........2002-11-05
The Thoenes have put their incredible story-telling ability to work in a whole new way with this novel ... helping us imagine Jesus, the man, when He was on earth. Forget any dry images you've picked up from the King James Bible. This book brings Jesus to vivid, 3-D life and it is a remarkable opportunity to draw closer to the One who died for us. Please don't miss it, whether you're a Christian yet or not!
Get a new perspective of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.......2002-04-12
You really need to read this book to understand what tremendous writers the Thoneses are. They tell the story of Mary Magdalene, her pain and transformation, the way it might have been. It is amazing how many stories and people of the New Testament are
expertly woven into this story which keeps you facinated as you catch onto who you are actually reading about. (The names of people are slightly changed and you catch onto who it is as you go.)It is fun; and when my husband and I (we are reading this together) read about Jesus being interuppted by his mother and brothers, we were so delighted with their take on it and how graciously they portray the Lord. If you know the Bible well, you will get more out of this book.
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Morris' earlier work exposed the realities of how 700,000 Palestinians became refugees during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. While the focus of this edition remains the war and exodus, new archival material considers what happened in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa, and how these events led to the collapse of urban Palestine. Revealing battles and atrocities that contributed to the disintegration of rural communities, the story is harrowing. The refugees now number four million and their cause remains a major obstacle to regional peace. First Edition Hb (1988): 0-521-33028-9 First Edition Pb (1989): 0-521-33889-1
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a primal source for the israel-palestine conflict.......2007-05-14
Morris is a unique seeker of truth and a punctilious historian and scholar who is not encumbered with the usual agenda that accompanies the vast majority of writers on this topic.
Interestingly, Morris, an Israeli historian, is frequently quoted by Arab and anti-Israeli authors and sources, such as, the pseudo-academic, Norman Finkelstein, most often entirely out of context (as one examines the quotes), and he provides a breathtaking perspective of truth that embodies the absolute pathos of the dramatic history of this region, in stark contrast to the various fantasies that have been generated by both sides of the conflict.
This book is an absolute must for any true student of this conflict
How to make lasting enemies.......2005-10-25
Review of The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, by Benny Morris
Israeli historian Benny Morris largely succeeds in his intention to present a "complex and nuanced" history of the birth of the Palestinian refugee problem. His extensive research, which led to the first version of this work published in 1988, was derived from archived records in Israel, England, the United States and the United Nations. Given the lapse of time since 1948 he found oral recollections inadequate and of dubious reliability. There is a torrent of detail in the book and there are hundreds of endnotes following each chapter.
Many readers will be shocked by the numerous detailed descriptions of the violence exercised on Palestinian non-combatants by Zionist forces. Even the most pro-Zionist readers will no longer be able to deny that a massive ethnic cleansing occurred in 1948. In fact, there are repeated references to "cleansing" in orders given to Haganah units, sometimes explicitly giving instructions to kill adult males, expel the women and children and destroy their homes to prevent return. Often units were not faced with the onerous task of killing and expelling because the Arabs had fled in anticipation of violence. The infamous massacre at Deir Yassin was not unique; Morris states that there were some 20 massacres, two of which were revealed for the first time in the 1988 version of this book.
About 700,000 persons (Morris's estimate) were displaced beyond the boundary of the part of Palestine allotted to the new state of Israel and beyond the additional area taken by Zionist arms. Figure 2 in the book is a map with some 392 numbered dots representing the Palestinian villages evacuated and destroyed. The legend to the map gives the Arab names of these former villages with estimates of the motivation for their abandonment.
Morris recognizes that the motivation for Arab flight varied among different segments of the Palestinian population. In December 1947 and early 1948 the exodus began when those of the upper classes who had resources fled to safety in Arab cities outside Palestine. The loss of actual and potential leaders undermined Palestinian morale, already suffering deep divisions from the 1936-39 revolt against British rule. In spring 1948, Haganah, Irgun and Stern Gang operations began to terrorize the Arab population, and the massive outflow of all classes began. (Menachem Begin boasts in his book, Revolt, that without the instructive example of the Deir Yassin massacre by his Irgun boys there would be no Israel.) Murder, raping and looting by Jewish combatants shocked both Arabs and many Jews who witnessed it.
Morris could find no evidence for the often-repeated claim that Arab leaders broadcast appeals to Palestinians to leave their homes to expedite the killing of Jews by Arab forces. The appeals from the largely feckless Arab leaders were contradictory and had little effect.
Morris that argues that forced expulsion and destruction of homes and villages was not pre-planned by Zionist leaders, saying that Plan D of the Haganah, which prescribed exactly such measures, was not implemented until April 1948 in anticipation of attack by surrounding Arab states after the British leaving on May 15. He believes that it was opportunism driven by events, the seizing of a one-time chance to cleanse the new state of Arabs. Arabs, and some other Israeli historians, believe it was pre-planned. I'm not sure that there is an ethical difference whether ethnic cleansing was pre-planned or improvised. Certainly the idea of transfer of Arabs from Palestine was rife in Zionist circles before partition and Morris includes a chapter documenting this thinking.
On the Zionist left voices were raised against the policy and there are diary entries of horrified Jewish observers, one of whom concluded, " I hide my face in shame." However, David Ben-Gurion kept national unity intact by being careful not to expose in writing any draconian intentions and by telling different things to different people. In the case of the violent wholesale expulsions from Lydda and Ramle, a hand gesture to his staff conveyed his real intention.
The Israelis were so taken with the success of Arab removal that they adopted a resolute policy of no return of the refugees. United Nations Moderator Count Folke Bernadotte was dismayed that Jews with their history of persecution would themselves act so unjustly. Morris reports a conversation in which Bernadotte was trying to persuade Moshe Sharett, then Israel's Foreign Minister, to make at least a gesture of conciliation by allowing a partial return. Sharett replied that such idealism had no place in a world dominated by men of action (such as himself, presumably), and that Israel would be regarded as foolish by such men if it discarded the favorable situation created by war. A day after the release of Bernadotte's report on refugees, men of action from the Stern Gang murdered him.
This is not a history of the 1948 war, but Morris in summary blames the victims for their disastrous fate because, "They started the war", certainly a contentious conclusion considering that the refugees were mostly non-combatants, and furthermore had no voice in the partitioning of their country.
It appears to this reader that Morris makes a strong case that the refugees were victims of Zionist drives for exclusivity and expansion of territory. As an historian Morris deserves great credit for his diligence in bringing light to this dark event whose legacy still troubles the region. An IDF intelligence officer observing the pathetic stream of refugees fleeing Lydda wrote, Occasionally you encountered a piercing look from one of the youngsters in the column, and the look said, "We have not surrendered. We shall return to fight you."
Highly detailed analysis of the Arab refugees.......2005-08-29
A very thorough and detailed examination of the events surrounding the departure of the Arab community from the British Mandate territory of Palestine. At times, this book reads like a diary with very specific references to dates and times when particular events occured. A knowledge of the geography of the area, and a background in the political events unfolding at the time would be helpful in deciphering the numerous figures and reference points. Morris does succeed in conveying the variety of conflicting forces at play during this time and how they converged to create what was truly a chaotic situation for all parties in nascent Arab-Israeli conflict.
Thinking for the first time about Israel.......2004-08-13
In short, this book, by precisely detailing the exact origins of the Palestinian crisis-town by town-,holds Israel at least partially or perhaps fully responsible for the refugee crisis and, by implication, the entire war on terrorism. It has particular impact because Benny Morris is a tenured Jewish Israeli scholar and therefore cannot be summerly dismissed as anti-Semitic. Moreover it makes us wonder why it is that America, despite virtually no international support, came to so blindly enable and supply Israeli aggression rather than to support, with an easily assembled and very powerful international coalition, an imposed wall or peace fence at the UN established and internationally recognized 1948 or 1967 borders. The book is a long, detailed, and fully footnoted 600 pages, but if it makes us wonder if we should rethink or, more accurately, be brave enough to think for the first time about Israel and the war on terrorism, then it is well worth every page. Please write to me if this doesn't make perfect sense.
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The Scar of David is historic fiction about a Palestinian family from the village of Ein Hod, which was emptied of its inhabitants by the newly formed State of Israel in 1948. It is told in the first person by Amal, who is born into that family in a UN-administered refugee camp in Jenin, where her family would eventually die waiting, or fighting, to return to their beloved Palestine. Set in lap of one of the 20 th century's most intractable political conflicts, this novel weaves through history, friendship, love, frayed identity, terrorism, exhaustion of the spirit, surrender, and courage. Three massacres and two major wars provide five corners to this novel: 1. Sabra and Shatila, Lebanon, 1982; 2. US embassy bombing, Beirut, 1983; 3. Refugee camp of Jenin, West Bank, 2002; 4. The Naqbe , Mandate Palestine, 1948; and 5. The Six Day War, Middle East, 1967. During the family's eviction from their ancestral village, Ishmael, Amal's brother is lost in the mayhem of people fleeing for their lives. Just a toddler at the time, Ishmael is raised by a Jewish family and grows up as David, an Israeli soldier. During the 1967 war, Yousef, Amal's eldest brother, comes face to face with David, his brother the Jew. Yousef recognizes his brother by a prominent scar across David's face. The title of this story takes its name from this scar, and assumes other layers of meaning as it is told. The end is the beginning: terrible suffering packaged by Western press into perfidious sound bites, like "the Middle East Conflict," and "War on Terrorism." But through the course of this story, a suicide bomber is given a name, face and life of a man pushed to incomprehensible limits; An Arab girl of pious and humble beginnings escapes her destiny and lives the "American Dream," which her soul cannot bear; An Israeli man becomes tangled in a truth he cannot reconcile, and his identity can find no repose but in the temporary anesthetic of alcohol.
Customer Reviews:
Putting a Face on the Palestinian Tragedy.......2007-08-20
Susan Abulhawa provides a gripping narrative spanning three generations of Palestinians and with a very impressive interplay of various characters the author puts a human face on the tragedy that has befallen the Palestinians after 1948.
Though the book: Scar of David- is a novel , one can clearly relate and connect the various events described to the historical facts that have transpired over the past fifty years. I found the character Yousef particularly illuminating. He personifies what can happen after years of humiliation, discrimination, oppression, torture and how when one loses hope they--male or female--can kill others with impunity. This phenomenon was well described in the book: Dying to Kill by Robert Pape and I recall watching a documentary of the female Tamil Tiger suicide bomber who blew up the former prime minister of India Mr Rajiv Gandhi. She had also gone through years of humiliation, abuse, seen her family killed and was a willing recruit for the Tamil Tiger suicide brigade. This book is a must read for those who are serious about addressing the long festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Helping the Israelis and Palestinians end the conflict will go a long away in reducing the current violence we all suffer from.
Required Reading.......2007-08-15
Ms. Abulhawa has described the Palestinian condition in a way very few people understand. This book should be required reading by everyone.
Scar of David.......2007-07-12
Both historically and psychologically accurate. A good read and a chance to watch Palestinians go through the experiences of living under military occupation after being driven from their homes in 1948. Ordinary people trying to live their ordinary lives with dignity and hope. I shared their pain and joy, but with the tension of already knowing when hope would be betrayed again. The symbolic role of David works. Beautifully written fiction, but also an opportunity to see the struggle in Israel/Palestine from the point of view of the dispossessed.
Beautifully written, powerful novel.......2007-07-11
I found The Scar of David to be a beautifully written, powerful novel which places real life characters we come to care deeply about in a historical narrative that must continue to be brought to light in a world that tries to place hoods over the facts.
Gail Miller
A wonderful, moving book. Please read it........2007-02-27
I met Susan, the author, quite by chance this weekend at a bookstore where she was signing the book. I bought a signed copy from her, took it home and read almost all of it in one sitting. Susan has done something very difficult and admirable, namely to write a literary narrative of the Palestinian Diaspora through the eyes of a family which experienced it. Like the protagonists, my parents also became refugees after 1948 and this is the first novel about the Palestinian exile which has really grabbed me and made me want to share the book with everyone I know. It is well written and will stand the test of time.
Although one professional reviewer feels that the book is not even-handed in its depiction of the Jewish characters, the plain fact is that, in the story of the Palestinian Diaspora, there were relatively few Israelis whose actions were worthy of praise. One might as well expect a story about the tragic history of American Indians (Native Americans) to sing the praises of the white men at whose hands they suffered so much. Reading this book allows the reader to understand the passion which Arabs and Palestinians have over Palestine, and Jerusalem, and appreciate why there never will be peace until there is a just and honorable settlement for the Palestinians, including some form of compensation for their losses. This is a very topical, timely and effective story.
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The British ruled over Palestine, the state that would become Israel, from the end of World War I to 1948. In those three decades, writes A.J. Sherman, British colonial administrators "dimly appreciated that Palestine might present something of a problem, since it contained not merely a native Arab population firmly attached to their lands and traditions, but also a European-educated, sophisticated class of Zionist Jewish immigrants and settlers." That dim recognition, and the fond hope that Palestine would somehow fit into the scheme of a worldwide Pax Britannica, quickly gave way to resignation in the face of guerrilla war conducted by Arabs and Jews alike, waged against each other and against their occupiers, whose story Sherman ably tells. --Gregory McNamee
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One of the great dramas in British imperial history, the strife-torn three decades of British rule in Palestine, known as the Mandate, remain controversial even now, more than fifty years after the last British High Commissioner left Jerusalem. British policies, promises, and the mere presence of Britain in the Holy Land are still passionately debated and deplored. The thousands of British citizens who actually lived and worked in Palestine have, however, been overlooked. Here for the first time is their story, drawn largely from personal letters, diaries, and memoirs that vividly describe their success in adapting to life in Palestine, their attitudes toward Arabs and Jews, their accomplishments and missteps, and their strong sense of imperial mission. This powerful account brings to life a notable chapter in the history of the Middle East and provides a new perspective on the struggle there for independence and nationhood.
Customer Reviews:
A Beautiful Book.......2006-03-09
In this compact book the stories of British lives in Palestine is told through their diaries and life experiences. This is not the story of war or occupation or colonialism or polemic we are used to but a poignant fair account of individual people trapped in a hard situation, living their everyday lives. We learn of the early mandate, of Zionism and anti-Semitism among the English officers and their wives. We learn about the riots, the various governors, the Palestinian revolt, the Jewish terrorism, the war years when Rommel seemed on the border of victory, all these things and more. An immensely fair account given the nature of the story and the subsequent controversy, this book, more than most, perhaps captures the truth behind `colonialism' it wasn't a racist terrible thing made up of brutal unfeeling people, rather the colonialists were everyday people concerned with themselves and the events around them and usually working to improve the lots of the country to which they had entrusted their lives. The mandate period is fascinating and this is a fair and just picture of it.
Seth J. Frantzman
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An explicitly revisionist collection that takes the ground away from pro-Israeli historians and suggests a far more nuanced view of the issue, The Israel/Palestine Question assimilates diverse interpretations of the origins of the Middle East conflict with emphasis on the fight for Palestine and its religious and political roots. Drawing largely on scholarly debates in Israel during the last two decades, which have become known as `historical revisionism,' the collection presents the most recent developments in the historiography of the Arab-Israeli conflict and a critical reassessment of Israel's past. The volume commences with an overview of Palestinian history and the origins of modern Palestine, and includes essays on the early Zionist movement, the 1948 war, international influences on the conflict and the Intifada.
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Au Contraire! .......2006-08-04
I strongly recommend this book for all who approach life with open mind and the heart of a student. I suspect the "Shalom Freedom" commentator does not fall under that category.
There is an old Middle-Eastern saying: "One can learn a lot about a person by looking at his enemies." If Ilan Pappe's work is attacked because it takes a far more nuanced view of the bloody conflict between Palestinians and Israel, then that reason by itself warrants the study of its content. After reading this book, I wonder if some Israelies would still be so dismissive of political equality for Palestinians if it was the Palestinians who had the guns and the military might that Israel enjoys today. Please read this book even if you have already made up your mind about what you think it proposes.
How low can you go.......2006-02-17
The editor of this volume Ilan Pappe has devoted his academic career to deligitimizing the state in which he lives and works. He has slandered Israel at every possible opportunity, always denying and covering up the basic truth that the source of the conflict between Israelis and Arabs has always been the refusal of the Arabs to live in peace with a Jewish state, even in a small part of the Holy Land. Pappe ignores the daily propaganda of the Palestinians, the hatefilled rhetoric that has accompanied the conflict from its outset. Even more importantly
all his retellings ignore the part the Palestinians, and the Arab states have played in initiating aggression against Israel.
Pappe is a low- grade propagandist and Benedict Arnold.
Who reads him reads misinformation only.
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"Israel/Palestine is the most devastating critique now available of Israel's policy toward the Palestinian people."-Edward W. Said
"Dense and precise."-Agnés Gruda, La Presse
"Reinhart accomplishes the formidable task of adding insight to a subject that is written about endlessly."-The Nation
As the mortar sets on the first sections of Israel's security fence, international scrutiny has brought the legality of the barrier before The Hague. In this updated edition of a popular seller, Israeli scholar Tanya Reinhart extends her critique to the most recent chapter of this decades-old conflict, exploring the history of the contested region and casting the barrier-which the World Bank has estimated might isolate 250,000 Palestinians and annex 10 percent of West Bank land-as a stark symbol of the conflict itself.
In Israel/Palestine, Reinhart traces the development of the Security Barrier, and Israel's new doctrine of "disengagement," launched in response to a looming Palestinian-majority population. Examining the official record of recent diplomacy, including U.S--brokered accords, and talks at Camp David, Oslo and Taba, Reinhart explores the fundamental power imbalances between the negotiating parties, and identifies Israel's strategy of creating facts on the ground to define and complicate the terms of any future settlement.
In this indispensable primer, Reinhart's searing insight illuminates the current conflict and suggests a path toward change.
Tanya Reinhart is a professor of linguistics and cultural studies at Tel Aviv University and at the University of Utrecht. She is most well known academically for her contribution to theoretical linguistics. In 1994, following the Oslo agreements, which she viewed as a painful deception of the Palestinian people and the ratification of a sophisticated Apartheid regime, she turned to political writing. She has had a regular critical column in Israel's largest daily, Yediot Aharonot, and her writings have appeared in print around the world.
Customer Reviews:
Illuminating.......2006-05-29
This book unveils the vicious circle that is behind the Israeli power which is responsible for the crisis among them and the palestines. The author did a good job of showing the 'generous offer' fraud of the Israeli peace offers and the subsequent media highlight. It shows how the men-in-uniform-turned-politicians dictate every policy according to their military whim and push the region in to anarchy. As a result this book gets harsh criticisms from some other reviewers. It is really illuminating how the author unfolds the untold lies - the myths and realities - of the Oslo agreement and the root cause for the second uprising or intifada.
History and polemic.......2006-04-24
This is probably one of the more biased texts that can be purchased on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is worthwhile to provide to key examples: First the author when writing about the importance of Jerusalem to the Muslims and Jews claims that the Dome of the Rock is where "The Prophet ascended to Heaven" and then claims that the Western Wall is portrayed wrongly as part of the temple complex when it was really a retaining wall. So here we have the classic canard. Muslim beleif is accepted as 100% true and Jewish beleif is discounted. A 'night journey by winged horse from Mecca to jerusalem' become fact and a temple whose stones still exist is called 'myth'. An amazing reversal of history and western logic. It is in fact not true that anyone pretends the Western Wall was "part of the temple complex" and every religious Jew knows it was the wall that help up the temple mount, hence the word 'temple mount'.
Secondly the book accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in 2002. This is interesting considering that there are more Palestinians in 2006 than there were in 2000. If they were ethnically cleansed one would assume there to be less living in the west bank and Gaza, in fact the opposite is true. If what is meant by 'ethnic cleansing' is the killing of more than 1000 Palestinians since 2000, then the same should go for the Palestinian killing of more than 800 jews since 2000. Somehow when one side kills its called 'ethnic cleansing' and the when the ther does it it is called 'freedom fighting and resistance'.
This is how bias works. The author pretends that her credentials as an 'Israeli' are good enough to pass this work off as fact. However merely being born in Israel doesnt make anyone an expert on anything. This book will make great reading for most students of the left who hate Israel, for neo-nazis, and islamists and anti-semites.
Seth J. Frantzman
Incompetent.......2005-10-22
The book is written by a profoundly ignorant individual in Israel history, typical leftist anti-Semitic propaganda to support global islamofascism. Those, who would like to know the truth and be educated in this subject, shall read the excellent documentary study conducted by Professor Francesco Gil-White ([...]) and the book "The Meadeast Peace Process. An Autopsy" Encounter Books, CA, 2002. You will find ,among the other conclusions, that Arafat and PLO has Hitler's Nazi roots, ties, and ideology, and therefore, constitutes a fascist organization with the ultimate goal which is eliminating the state of Israel and exterminating Jews. You will also that there is no and never was ethnic group Palestinians, that the occupied territories are in fact historic Jewish land on which a Jewish state of Israel with Jerusalem as a capital existed long before Arabs expelled Jews, and therefore, the territories in fact have been occupied by Arabs for centuries. Moreover, if you look at the author's curriculum vitae, you will understand that she is just incompetent in the subject.
Reality check.......2005-08-29
This is a book that goes behind the scenes and reveals the truth behind Oslo, Camp David and Taba, exposing the real motives and goals of Israeli politics.
Tanya Reinhart, an Israeli scholar and a strong advocate of a two-state sollution, revisits the not so distant past and, by presenting solid facts, dismantles the myth of Israeli generosity and Palestinian rejectionism, a myth so persistently and widely propagated by Israeli authorities and western media that it has eventually come to replace reality and be perceived as the ultimate truth.
Central to the book is Reinhart's criticism of Israeli policies and especially that of engaging in indefinite negotiations while preserving and advancing the situation in Israel's favor. To quote her exact words "the dream of peace has been replaced by the myth of negotiation".
Reinhart goes on to convincingly explain why she believes that an immediate evacuation of all the jewish settlements in the OTs is the only way faith will be restored and any real headway in solving the conflict will be made.
A very informative, well-researched and honest book, written by someone who has been experiencing and witnessing the hopeless situation on the ground.
There did seem to be a slight problem with the editing or printing of the book, as some notes from the writer to her editor(s) or reviewer(s) still appear in the text. However, don't let that put you off or make you wait for the next edition. This book is definately worth reading.
Wild Conspiracy Theories.......2005-07-22
Tanya Reinhart, a disciple of ultra-left propagandist Noam Chomsky, has produced one of the most extraordinary mythmaking tracts in the history of anti-Israel polemics. The list of discredited fictions revived in this book includes claims that the PLO "developed in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon" (p9); that Israel demolished the PLO Research Center in Beirut for the purpose of "effacing virtually the entire record of collective Palestinian life" (quoting Edward Said) (p130); that the Oslo War was "triggered" by Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount (p88); that "no Palestinian terror attacks on Israeli civilians had yet taken place" before the breakdown of the peace process (p95); that twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durra was killed by Israeli bullets (p108); that Fatah commander Thabet Thabet was killed by Israel because he was a "renowned moderate leader" (pp124-5); and that "the US forced starvation on millions of people" in Afghanistan (p179).
The centerpiece of Reinhart's book is the collapse of the peace process at the Camp David and Taba summits in late 2000. In her view, Ehud Barak wanted to restrict the Palestinian state to "five isolated cantons" and to guarantee that "the settlements will be expanded" (pp44-6). Failing to secure the PLO's surrender, he provoked the second intifada so that he could launch a campaign of state terror. "The easy way to exterminate a weak nation," observes Reinhart, "has always been to drag it into a hopeless war" (p96). Unfortunately, she neglected to explain this intriguing thesis to PLO leaders, who declared that "Barak agreed to a withdrawal from 95% of the occupied Palestinian lands," and boasted that "our eyes will continue to aspire to the strategic goal, namely, to Palestine from the river to the sea," i.e., the destruction of Israel (Faisal Husseini, Al-Safir, Lebanon, March 21, 2001).
Reinhart admits that her account of Israeli machinations has little credibility, noting that "it would take a sick mind to intentionally conceive and execute such a plot," the type found "only in absurd conspiracy theories." As if to confirm the point, she imparts a stunning revelation (p78): Barak and Sharon are running the conspiracy together! So extensive is this collusion that Reinhart has an entire chapter on the subject of "Barak's Version of Sharon." And this is merely the entrée to a much more elaborate fantasy. In her view, Israel is really a secret military dictatorship. After all, in television coverage of Israeli cabinet meetings, one sees "an equal number of uniformed representatives of the various branches of the military" (pp199-200). Count the uniforms! As for the objectives of this carefully disguised military junta, Reinhart is in no doubt: "mass evacuation of the Palestinian residents" under "the umbrella of an extensive regional war" (pp203-4). Her evidence for these claims is precisely nothing.
Discussing Israel's response to the PLO-Hamas terror war, Reinhart asserts that Israeli soldiers play "a little game" in which they like "to shoot a rubber-coated metal bullet straight into a Palestinian's eye." Her source is the Palestinian "human rights" group LAW (pp113-4, 251), infamous for engaging in "anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic" incitement and for misappropriating several million dollars in charitable donations (New York Sun, October 17 & 22, 2003). She also recites the testimony of an IDF officer who announces: "We are very much trying not to kill them." From this she deduces that Israel has a deliberate policy of maiming (pp114-6). Feigning outrage at this horrible crime, she conveniently omits the officer's statement that his soldiers "only shoot to wound Palestinians who are firing at them or throwing firebombs" (Jerusalem Post, October 27, 2000).
Reinhart then unveils her latest discovery: the "untold crime" of Jenin. "Ordinary language allows the use of the word 'massacre' for such cases of indiscriminate killing of civilians," she writes (p155) of the battle that claimed 52 enemy dead, according to UN figures, including 38 terrorists (Yagil Henkin, "Urban Warfare and the Lessons of Jenin," Azure, Summer 2003). Her evidence consists of an Internet posting by an "activist" based in Germany (pp152-3) and an interview with a disgruntled army driver and self-described madman who calls himself "Kurdi Bear" (pp161-5).
Other Reinhart allegations can be refuted with a moment's research. Charging that Israel has a policy of deliberate mass starvation, she quotes statistics on child malnutrition (pp175-7). Yet child malnutrition rates are worse (often far worse) in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela, Yemen, and most of Africa and Asia (World Bank, "World Development Indicators 2005," Table 2.17). Apparently Israel has not been very successful in executing its covert strategy of genocide.
Admittedly, Reinhart does not restrict her focus to the Palestinian victims of Israeli terror. She also mentions the Israeli victims - of Israeli terror. Citing the assurances of a local PLO commander, she argues that Palestinian snipers who attack Israeli neighborhoods are actually working for the Israelis (pp101-2). As for targeted killings of terrorists, these are a clever trick by the Israeli army to provoke Palestinian suicide bombings against Israeli civilians: "those in the military sect have no reservations about sacrificing their own people" (p141).
Thus Reinhart claims that the peace process is a Zionist deception of the PLO, that Barak is in league with his fellow-conspirator Sharon, that Israel is ruled by a secret military junta, that the IDF has a "little game" of shooting people in the eyes, that there was a massacre in Jenin, that Israel is deliberately starving millions of people to death, that Israeli soldiers pay Palestinian snipers to fire into Israeli neighborhoods, and that the Israeli army kills Palestinian terrorists in order to provoke massacres of Israeli women and children. If you enjoy a good laugh at the expense of the radical left, you certainly won't want to miss this ridiculous little book.
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The Zion Chronicles series covers the events surrounding Israel's statehood in 1948. Each book vividly portrays the intense struggle of the Jewish people in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the forces, within and without, which engulf the Middle East in conflict and controversy even today. Will there ever be peace in Zion? The Jewish people wonder as they stream into the British Mandate of Palestine after the devastation of World War II. What has happened to God's promises to their nation? These updated classics feature a new look and added study questions suitable for individual use or group discussion.
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Renew your faith through the Zion Chronicles.......2007-07-24
The Key to Zion is the culmination of everything that has happened to the Jewish people throughout the ages. I became very angry when I realized what it took for these brave characters in the book to stand firm in the love of God and their faith in Jesus as they fought to simply have a land in which to exist. I cannot believe that mankind can hate as we do. Despite all the trials and tribulations the love and power of God comes through. This book lifted my spirits and renewed my faith.
Unbelievable Finish to a great series.......2007-05-17
This series as well as the previous, the Zion Covenant, are fantastic. You truely feel like part of the story, and most facts are accurate. I love reading about this time period in history, and the Thoene's do a fantastic job. Enjoy!
Great.......2001-01-01
I believe this book is very good and accurate. I did not like the way the series kept you hanging at the very end, until I found out about the Zion Legacy Series which takes up right where this book leaves off.
Great book!.......2000-07-28
I read this series when I was in the seventh or eight grade. I found this to be a REALLY good series. It has a little bit of everything to make it a truely captivating book. It has historical facts in it, along with some of the Jewish language, romance, and lots of adventure! While I was reading this series, my father and I would sit around and discuss the books at night. I definatly recommend this book if you want something really good to read!
This was the best series ever!.......1999-07-23
I absolutely loved this series. However, I feel that the ending was incomplete. You are left guessing at what happens to the characters. Were Ellie, Moshe, and Rachel reunited? Did Rachel see Yacov and Grandfather again? Do David and Ellie go back to the States? I think that Bodie Thoene needs to write another to wrap all this up! Please write to me, I want to know if others feel the same!
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- Nice follow-up to Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem
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1948 and After: Israel and the Palestinians (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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In this authoritative collection of essays Benny Morris examines and elucidates aspects of the Arab exodus from Palestine in 1948, focusing on Israeli decision-making and the causes of the mass exile. New to the paperback: Two chapters, `The New Historiography: Israel and its Past' and `The Transfer of Al Majdal's Remaining Arabs to Gaza, 1950' have been expanded and an entirely new chapter, `Yosef Nahmani and the Arab Question in 1948' has been added for this new paperback edition.
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Nice follow-up to Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem.......1999-08-04
This book, a series of somewhat related essays on the subject, has neither the impact nor the focus of the original work. It is a good book, however, and it fills in some interesting details.
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