Ten Myths About Israel

Ten Myths About Israel Book Description Back Cover Article (From the Promotional Bulletin) "Ilan Pappe is Israel's most courageous and principled historian." - John Pilger - "The most important historian who lives in exile and opposes Israel's policies... He is also one of the few Israelis who writes in favor of Palestine with real knowledge and empathy." - Avi Shlaim, Guardian - "Ten Myths About Israel is a useful introduction for those new to the Palestinian liberation struggle, but it is also much more than that. Pappe's book shows that Israel's founding myths are a propaganda tool to continue the oppression of the Palestinian people." It also provides a valuable resource for "senior" interested parties who want to explain how to use it in a "persuasive" and simple way. - Electronic Intifada - Israeli historian Ilan Pappe addresses the most controversial issues regarding the identity and origins of the current state of Israel in this groundbreaking book published on the 50th anniversary of the occupation. The "ten myths" examined by Ilan Pappe, endlessly repeated every day by the media, dictated by military pressure, and accepted without question by world governments, serve to strengthen the regional status quo. While Pappe questions the claim that Palestine was an empty country during the Balfour Declaration period, he also discusses the formation of Zionism and its role in the early stages of nation-building. While responding to the claim that the Palestinians left their homeland voluntarily in 1948, he also opposes the thesis that the June 1967 war was "a war without options." It discusses topics such as the Jews being a countryless people, the relationship between Zionism, Judaism and colonialism, the claim that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East, the Oslo Peace Talks, Gaza, and the Two-State Solution. Editor: Bülent Özçelik.