{"product_id":"ten-myths-about-israel-isbn-9781804297049","title":"Ten Myths About Israel","description":"\u003cb\u003e“The most eloquent writer on Palestinian history” reveals t\u003cb\u003ehe myths and reality behind the state of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The “ten myths”—repeated endlessly in the media, enforced by the military, and accepted without question by the world’s governments—reinforce the regional status quo and include:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e • Palestine was an empty land at the time of the Balfour Declaration.\u003cbr\u003e • The Jews were a people without a land.\u003cbr\u003e • There is no difference between Zionism and Judaism.\u003cbr\u003e • Zionism is not a colonial project of occupation.\u003cbr\u003e • The Palestinians left their Homeland voluntarily in 1948.\u003cbr\u003e • The June 1967 War was a war of ‘No Choice’.\u003cbr\u003e • Israel is the only Democracy in the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e • The Oslo Mythologies\u003cbr\u003e • The Gaza Mythologies\u003cbr\u003e • The Two-State Solution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For students, activists, and anyone interested in better understanding the news, \u003ci\u003eTen Myths About Israel\u003c\/i\u003e is another groundbreaking study of the Israel-Palestine conflict from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003eMap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e2024 Preface: Decontextualizing and Dehistoricizing Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePART I. FALLACIES OF THE PAST\u003cbr\u003e 1. Palestine Was an Empty Land\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Jews Were a People Without a Land\u003cbr\u003e 3. Zionism Is Judaism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Zionism Is Not Colonialism\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Palestinians Voluntarily Left Their Homeland in 1948\u003cbr\u003e 6. The June 1967 War Was a War of “No Choice”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART II. FALLACIES OF THE PRESENT\u003cbr\u003e 7. Israel Is the Only Democracy in the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Oslo Mythologies\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Gaza Mythologies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART III. LOOKING AHEAD\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Two-State Solution Is the Only Way Forward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Settler Colonial State of Israel in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimeline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\"Ilan Pappe is Israel’s bravest, most principled, most incisive historian.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—John Pilger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most prominent Israeli political dissidents living in exile … He is also one of the few Israeli students of the conflict who write about the Palestinian side with real knowledge and empathy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Avi Shlaim, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Along with Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTen Myths About Israel\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful primer for people just becoming familiar with the Palestinian liberation struggle – but it is far more than that. It is also a valuable tool for veteran organizers seeking to explain cogently and simply how Israel’s foundational myths and ongoing propaganda perpetuate the oppression of the Palestinian people.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rod Such, \u003ci\u003eElectronic Intifada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is an absolute must for an interested public, the political and the media class to understand what Israel is all about.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlan Pappe\u003c\/b\u003e is an Israeli historian and socialist activist. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter, Director of the university’s European Centre for Palestine Studies, and Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He is the author of the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e—which was shortlisted for the JQ Wingate History Prize, as well as two co-authored projects with Noam Chomsky: \u003ci\u003eOn Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGaza in Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300368175333,"sku":"NP9781804297049","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781804297049.jpg?v=1767737895","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ten-myths-about-israel-isbn-9781804297049","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}