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Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappé

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voidboi's review against another edition

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4.0

I would definitely recommend this for people who don’t know much about Palestine/Israel and aren’t coming in with strong zionist bias. Pappé covers a lot of ground clearly and succinctly, persuasively and firmly rooted in fact. 

Personally, I saw a lot of spaces where I wanted to dig in deeper, especially when it came to arguments that zionists would contest. It’s fine that this isn’t that book, but wish there had been more detail or nuance in some places 
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challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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neverlandpages4's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

  • This is a must-read if you’d like to learn more about Palestine, and especially if you were subjected to Western media propaganda about the history of Palestine.

  • Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian who has written multiple books on Palestine and unveiled the truth behind the zionist propaganda. This book targets 10 of the most common myths that are often associated with Israel such as Israel being the “only democracy in the Middle East”, “Palestine was an empty land”, “Zionism is Judaism”…etc. I was shocked at how many of these lies are still being used to justify the Zionist’s fascist regime despite being proven false time and time again by historians.

  • Every time I think I’ve read or seen the worst of it, there are even more examples of how evil the zionist government is. From massacres and mass graves to carpet bombings and the killing of innocent civilians to Nazi-like behavior, to every other evil and inhumane thing you can imagine.

  • Although this was published years ago and documents the atrocities that have happened in Gaza throughout history, it’s still very relevant to current times and it’s heartbreaking how the same is happening now, only more violent.

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bookwookie's review

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4.0

This was immensely informative and I’m glad it exists, Papé is extremely knowledgeable and I liked getting this more scholarly side to the conflict. I think it works effectively as a tool to show the truth of Israel-Palestine, especially to those who lean more towards supporting Israel. No matter what level of knowledge you have about the “conflict,” you’ll get something out of this.
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Highly recommend as a starting point for anyone who is new to learning about Palestine. 🍉🇵🇸
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5.0

An important and accessible read to understand what has been happening to Palestine and why it can be difficult see it for what it is - a colonial project that has always involved genocide and displacement. I appreciate that the language used here isn't as heavy as expected so that even if you're not used to academic or analytical texts, it's still possible to follow the insights presented here. In the introduction the author writes that what he presents to us here can be contextualized to understand how political projects might utilize manipulation tactics in order to normalize and sustain abuse and cruelty cycles - I found this to be true. It provides a clarifying lens that can be applied to many momentums of oppression and disempowerment. Being able to see the trickery is a crucial step in repelling and resisting the inhumanity of it. A highly relevant read for these times. 
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