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andabookortwo's review against another edition
5.0
It’s heartbreaking and informational and a must read to understand a fraction of the history of Palestine since Israel settled and colonized.
Graphic: Murder and Colonisation
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Torture, and Xenophobia
dafni's review against another edition
4.0
Considering the stories, harm and pain are lived experiences, I found that I could not read for more than one chapter at a time. Very informative; I feel I have acquired a lot of knowledge about the historical context behind the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the beginning of Palestinian struggle and genocide. Although the book refers to the international community and political forces and their involvement, I felt it fell short on this front, and could have included more historical information on what influenced and(or) allowed the occupation to take place and who stood for the Palestinian people.
Unfortunately, it’s 2025 and the book is still very relevant. I would be interested to read more of Ilan Pappé’s books and would recommend to people who are aiming to inform themselves.
Graphic: Genocide, Rape, and Colonisation
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
amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Physical abuse, Slavery, Police brutality, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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
formerpizzarat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual violence and War