Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappé

14 reviews

voidboi's review against another edition

informative

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, and Racism

kirstenf's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

apgodsen's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

This took me a while to get through just because it is so much information to absorb, but it was very much worth it. The author does a great job of breaking down all the intricacies of the genocide in Palestine and how it was created/perpetuated over time. I really appreciate the fact that it is discussed from the perspective of a historian because history in itself is a complex creature that can be, at times, hard to decipher. I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about what is still happening in Palestine today. Prior to reading, I had felt strongly about the rights of Palestinians as a whole, but I now have a deeper understanding of what these people have been subjected to for so long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

neverlandpages4's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

lo_a_scott's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Antisemitism

coralcrab77's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

bookwookie's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Racism, Colonisation, and War

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

This book is very informative and gives lots of perspective on the genocide presently happening to Palestine. It is fairly academic (which was unexpected for me, as I expected it to be more reader-friendly given the title). This being said, I still learned a lot and feel it is a worthy read for anyone needing more information on the history of Gaza (in other words, pretty much everyone in the Western world).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

challenging informative sad fast-paced

Highly recommend as a starting point for anyone who is new to learning about Palestine. 🍉🇵🇸

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Colonisation, and War

nathiddles_106's review against another edition

informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War