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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

10 reviews

readandfindout's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.25

Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Confinement and Torture

mari1532's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I listened to this book through my library via Libby.

Brief Summary: A personal family story and a historical retrospective of the colonial establishment of Israel and its impact on Palestine.

Thoughts: This is a beautifully moving and important book to read. I learned a great deal about  Palestine's history. Khalidi's writing is informative and emotional. 

I would highly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and War

tashtasher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

smilagros's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

I listened to this on audio and I highly recommend reading it that way. I am very angry and very frustrated about how little I knew about what Israel and the United States did and is still doing to the Palestinian people. The United States has let Israel do whatever the fuck they want, no wonder they will never call for a ceasefire now. I wish that the Western media would stop trying to change the narrative about Israel and actually tell us the fucking truth instead of sugar coating everything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

bergha1998's review

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

This is a heavy and important book. It was hard to see how many lies I’d been told as an American and just fully believed until October of 2023. I really liked the personal stories mixed in by the author; they did an excellent job of framing it in humanity better than if the whole book was just focused on the history. 

History, Warfare and Colonialism

“The surest way to eradicate a people’s right to their land is to deny their historical connection to it.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

A bit dry, but very important information. I like how the author included his own experiences and family history in the narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

an incredibly important book, especially right now. this gave a comprehensive look into the history of Palestine, most of which i wasn’t incredibly familiar with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

rorikae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

5.0

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi is an essential book for anyone interested in learning more about Palestine. Khalidi breaks down a hundred years worth of history into digestible chapters that explore different historical moments (many of violence) in Palestine. From Britain’s colonial project to the creation of the State of Israel to the Nakba and Trump declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel, Khalidi explores each important moment with care and personal reflection. As someone who has deep ties to Palestine and saw some of these moments firsthand, Khalidi’s commentary is important and necessary. I think everyone should read this book to be more informed about what is happening in Gaza. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and War

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.25

Essential reading!!! This was really my first foray into learning about the history of Palestine, and I think the onslaught of information made it hard for me to stay engaged at times. I might revisit once I’m more familiar with the subject matter. From the river to the sea 🇵🇸 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and Grief