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stellenelcielo's review against another edition
5.0
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).
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Islamophobia, and Colonisation
Moderate: Rape
There is an entire section within chapter 6 covering how rape was used during the ethnic cleansing, mentions of recorded cases.princxporkchop's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
dandi_glass's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Islamophobia, and Colonisation
hjb_128's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation
gaeliloveweiss's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Antisemitism
zawium's review against another edition
4.0
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'.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Deportation
crybabybea's review against another edition
3.75
I only wish the writing was a bit more accessible, this was an extremely hard book to get through because of how detailed it was - the majority of the book was a repitition of stats and events that jumbled together in my mind and made it hard to follow. That being said, I do think the detail is incredibly important in remembering the Palestinian people whose stories have been lost to history and propaganda.
An important book in understanding the Palestinian struggle for liberation that I'm glad I read.
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War
aloozahra's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War
proletecario's review against another edition
4.5
Es, sin lugar a dudas, un libro completamente necesario de leer por más desgarrador; es imposible seguir ocultando una realidad irracional y desaforada como la que pretende reescribir el movimiento sionista.
A pesar de la trepidación que supo generar esta lectura (y la actual situación en Palestina), me incitó a priorizar el estudio del caso que engloba Israel y sionismo, judaísmo, cristianismo, capitalismo, colonización, etc. Y si bien me quedo con un mal gusto en la boca al terminar el libro, no es por nada en absoluto culpa de Pappe, más bien, me da un poco de alivio y, a la vez, me hace sentir peor cuanto supo humanizar a los palestinos nativos, reconocer y honorar sus historias, aunque a eso le siguiera la tragedia.
Espero que muchísima más gente se digne a leer este libro de una buena vez y sepan reconocer la ilegitimidad ética de un Estado colonial tanto como fue y sigue siendo en las historias de todos los continentes y países invadidos, explotados y genocidados del mundo.
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Deportation
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Islamophobia
Minor: Police brutality
murve's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Genocide and Islamophobia
Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, and War