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Please recommend a book on the history of the conflict.

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HvalaALot · 23/10/2023 21:13

One that looks at both sides of the conflict.

I need to understand the complexities of it all!

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sunshinesupermum · 24/10/2023 18:13

And yes there are Jews who are against other Jews. Sadly.

sunshinesupermum · 24/10/2023 18:12

I don't need to rethink my definitions thank you. Both these men are antisemitic. Being academics doesn't preclude them from writing biased information. You do not get both sides of the history from them.

Ohlalalalala · 24/10/2023 18:03

sunshinesupermum · 24/10/2023 17:43

Both these authors are antisemites Ohlalalalala. You won't get a nuanced history by reading anything they write. Dome Jews like Chomsky are also antisemitic.

Now even Jews are called antisemites???? Anti-themselves???? Please! Anti Zionists yes; anti-semites, definitely not. Both Chomsky and Pappe are great academics whose work is evidence-based research centered around facts.

You should rethink your definitions.

sunshinesupermum · 24/10/2023 17:48

Secret Landscape by Meron Benvenisti

sunshinesupermum · 24/10/2023 17:46

My Promised Land by Ari Shavit.

sunshinesupermum · 24/10/2023 17:43

Both these authors are antisemites Ohlalalalala. You won't get a nuanced history by reading anything they write. Dome Jews like Chomsky are also antisemitic.

StarbucksSmarterSister · 24/10/2023 17:21

Rory Stewart did a podcast where the first 10 minutes covers the historical background - obviously in brief

StarbucksSmarterSister · 24/10/2023 17:20

This covers the years of the Mandate and is very good.

Please recommend a book on the history of the conflict.
SOBplus · 24/10/2023 16:39

Son of Hamas, an insider's perspective.

gotomomo · 24/10/2023 10:12

There's a podcast on bbc sounds that helps a bit too - called understand

Ohlalalalala · 24/10/2023 07:56

@HvalaALot
This one is written by a Professor of History, Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at a UK University:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07ZVYTSMF?smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&tag=pepperugc03-21&ascsubtag=2591751106

An eye opener!

JustKen · 24/10/2023 04:09

There's a podcast called Empire on Google Podcasts which covers this. It's also on Spotify I believe.

podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vZW1waXJlcG9kY2FzdA/episode/Yzk0M2E0YzAtY2NjNy0xMWVkLWJjOWEtNmZjM2M2ZmZhNzM4?ep=14

Trulywonderful · 24/10/2023 01:44

"The Gun and the Olive Branch: The Roots of Violence in the Middle East" by David HirstDavid. Myth-breaking book explores the historical events, political decisions, and violence that have shaped the Israel-Palestine conflict, with a particular focus on the Arab perspective.

This one is OK but I would read a range of different books from authors with perspectives. I don't think anyone should take one writers point of view only

Sugaristheenemy · 23/10/2023 22:29

I remember thinking “Cursed Victory” by Ahron Bergman was quite good but been a while since I read it.

The Palestine-Israeli Conflict by Dan Cohn-Sherbok and Dawoud El-Alami

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