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Israel and Palestine
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This is a concise guide to the Israel-Palestine conflict. There are many different, competing histories of the conflict, however, this book collects those which are based on the most considered historical research.
The book covers key events in chronological order, in each case examining the varied historical accounts and presenting the beliefs of key thinkers across the ideological spectrum, from Edward Said to Binyamin Netanyahu.
Starting the with emergence of the Zionist movement in the nineteenth century, and the figures who shaped it, the authors go on to cover the founding of Israel and its subsequent history, up to and including the 'roadmap for peace', the construction of the wall, the death of Arafat and the withdrawal from Gaza.
The book covers key events in chronological order, in each case examining the varied historical accounts and presenting the beliefs of key thinkers across the ideological spectrum, from Edward Said to Binyamin Netanyahu.
Starting the with emergence of the Zionist movement in the nineteenth century, and the figures who shaped it, the authors go on to cover the founding of Israel and its subsequent history, up to and including the 'roadmap for peace', the construction of the wall, the death of Arafat and the withdrawal from Gaza.
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“This book isn’t bad. It’s readable and makes a genuine effort to present both sides,but I had several issues with how the material is handled.
1. It relies heavily on Noam Chomsky and David Hirst, both of whom are strongly pro-Palestinian in orientation. Their perspectives are certainly worth engaging, but they’re not balanced voices, and the book’s heavy reliance on them skews the overall framing.
2. In general, the book gives more time and weight to pro-Palestinian narratives than pro-Israel ones, which undermines its goal of neutrality.
3. Perhaps because of the author’s background in media rather than academic history, there’s a tendency to accept sources at face value instead of placing them in deeper context. While some analysis is offered, it’s inconsistent.
4. In some cases, key facts are simply wrong. One example concerns the portrayal of peace negotiations with the PLO. The book leans on Chomsky for the Palestinian view, but Chomsky significantly misrepresents the events and fails to provide the necessary nuance to help readers understand what actually happened. Meanwhile, the Israeli side is represented by Benjamin Netanyahu—who wasn’t even involved in the relevant events, as he was studying at MIT at the time. He appears far too often throughout the book despite not being a historian or a meaningful voice for Israeli diplomacy of that era.
To their credit, the authors seem to have genuinely aimed for a balanced, well-researched account. But I think they were hampered by their own backgrounds and unexamined assumptions. If I hadn’t read as much on this topic, I might not have noticed some of the inaccuracies and imbalances.
For a more careful and even-handed treatment, I recommend Neil Caplan’s The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories—a book with a strikingly similar title, but far better execution.”
CaitlinRegola
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“really great book especially for people who don’t know much about the arab-israeli tensions. i would definitely recommend!!”
HopeOblivion
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About Mike Berry
Mike Berry is Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, University of Nottingham and, with Greg Philo, is the author of Israel and Palestine: Competing Histories (Pluto, 2006) and More Bad News from Israel (Pluto, 2011).
Greg Philo
Greg Philo is a Professor at Glasgow University, and Research Director of the Glasgow Media Group. He is the author, with Mike Berry, of More Bad News from Israel (Pluto, 2011), and Israel and Palestine (Pluto 2006), and co-author, with Emma Briant and Pauline Donald, of Bad News for Refugees (Pluto, 2013).
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