Reviews with content warning for Religious bigotry - The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Have the English ever touched something without fucking it up? That the Americans haven't then made worse for perverted and insane reasons?

The author, despite having significant personal connections to the history being told, is extremely even handed in detailing the faults of all parties involved.

The whole thing is enraging.

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flyingryndeer's review against another edition

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4.5

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readandfindout's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.25

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

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pantslint's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I knew nothing about the Palestinian struggle, the Zionist movement, and the role of the US in the conflict. This book is a good start, and I learned a lot. It's quite dense and reads similarly to a textbook. I found that listening to it in an audio book format worked better for me, because I typically find it hard to digest nonfiction books.

While the book is most definitely informative, his intimate involvement in the conflict brings a color to the text that I think is so compelling to readers, especially those who are learning about it for the first time. His opening dedication is a prime example:

I dedicate this book to my grandchildren, Tariq, Idris, and Nur, all born in the twenty-first century, who will hopefully see the end of this hundred years' war

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onegalonelife27's review against another edition

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4.25

I admit that I only started learning about the Palestine and Israel’s history due to the genocide going on. This book-though a bit dense to read-does illustrate how long Palestine has tried to free itself from Israel’s grasp.

Seems like Zionism and Israhell was Britain's pet project to get Jews out their land, then after WWII the US adopted it and has been doting upon Israel ever since, omitting or softening the news so that Israel is the focus and the victim.

Towards the end, there's the usual list of notes nonfiction has that expands on subjects-I think they are called footnotes but it's been forever since I took an English class so correct me if I'm wrong-discussed. I found a lot of interesting links, articles, books listed to be able to learn more about Palestinian history. There's always more to learn.

I have one real complaint that if you only define an acronym once, and then use that acronym hundreds of times, it’s easy to forget what it stands for. After a while I forgot that PLO meant Palestine Liberation Organization, but context helped me follow along. I just started calling it “a force for Palestine” in my mind.

I hope that one day, this ongoing genocide will be a thing of the past, something for future generation will learn from because it will be last and Palestine will be free soon.

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5.0

This was an incredibly personal and yet measured and succinct book on Palestinian struggles since 1917. I learned so much about the creation of Israel, the failings of past Palestinian freedom movements, and the current state of affairs.

Khalidi’s conclusion is powerful and offers ways to move towards peace.

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5.0

This is a challenging read/listen. It has lived experience of the author and thier family in the book. It gives an balance and comprehensive examination and experience of the colonisation of Israel and Palestinian life.

This is a must read for anyone who wants to know about the history of the Palestine.

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