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Die ethnische Säuberung Palästinas by Ilan Pappé

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5.0

Ilan Pappé goes in depth about the Nakba and how and why Israel successfully covered it up to the point we must dig (literally) to find the remains of Palestine. 
It’s heartbreaking and informational and a must read to understand a fraction of the history of Palestine since Israel settled and colonized. 
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4.5

This is such an important read, showing how the Zionist agenda was originally built upon racism, white supremacy and ethnic cleansing. Though some of this felt quite dense with a lot of names and places that didn't stick with me, the general outline and the key points are very important for everyone, particulalry in the current context in Palestine. The audiobook also made a lot of it easier to get through, and allowed me to not get bogged down in some of the details in order to get the bigger picture, which was the main thing I, personally, wanted to get from this book. I particularly appreciated the last few chapters, which reflect on the Nakba and how it is incorporated (or, more accurately, not incorporated) into Israeli history and society. 
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5.0

Incredible and devastating.
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5.0

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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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5.0

The author (part of the so called “New Historian” group of Israeli intellectuals rejecting Zionist founding myths) makes extensive use of primary source material from Jewish Israeli archives including Ben-Gurion’s own journals, to present a clear analysis of the very specific intentions of Zionist political and military leaders to target and depopulate Palestinian cities, towns, and villages. That Zionist leaders knew about reports of Jewish settlers and soldiers sexually assaulting Palestinians. That Zionist leaders themselves were using words like “colonize,” and “cleanse’”. 

This book is extremely informative about a massive historical and ongoing harm that has not been properly acknowledged by Israeli public officials or institutions. I especially recommend this book for Jews like myself who are trying to untangle Zionism from Judaism, or for anyone trying to understand why there might be Jews demanding a Free Palestine. 
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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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