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Die ethnische Säuberung Palästinas by Ilan Pappé

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stellenelcielo's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was incredibly enlightening considering the past 10 months of the genocide taking place in Gaza. 

Pappe lays bare the same propaganda and deflection used then that can be seen utilized by I*raeli media today, such as 'shooting and crying' and shifting the blame of the Holocaust from Europeans onto Palestinians to justify the mass-murder of them (as anyone can see scrolling any random viral tweet on twitter/X, anyone who shows the slightest criticism of I*rael's actions are decisively labelled antisemitic and "N*zi").

It is with heavy heart to acknowledge that Pappe had overestimated the humanity of the Zionist state in the epilogue, that peace could have been possible. It's hard now to see how that could be after the brutal slaughter of over 190,000 Palestinians in Gaza in 10 months (according to a journal published in the Lancet in July 2024).

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princxporkchop's review against another edition

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5.0

Incredible and devastating.

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hjb_128's review against another edition

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5.0


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amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

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gaeliloveweiss's review against another edition

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5.0


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zawium's review against another edition

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4.0

Despite being considered inaccurate or highly 'biased' by some, Pappe's history review from the Palestinian point-of-view is shocking yet well-written description on the Zionist persecution of Palestinians. Although being a highly disputed book, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine is an eye-opening read to start unraveling the hidden history. I value highly that Pappe at least aimed to include many Palestinian sources (though perhaps discarding others) and challenged the status-quo of Israeli history writing.
Regardless whether one considers Pappe a reliable writer and historian or not, this book is a great start to finding the truth. It's probable, nevertheless, the truth is still hidden to a great extend, thus more high-quality research is needed. I hope to find some truly objective history reviews that include wide range of sources concerning the subject. Yet Pappe's work was an alright 'first introduction'.

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m4rtt4's review against another edition

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4.0


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niksnook's review against another edition

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4.75

Well written and well researched. It a great non-Western perspective on Palestine, especially amidst all the Israeli and US propaganda.

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walkingcha0s's review against another edition

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4.75


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megnut's review against another edition

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4.0


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