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"Norman Finkelstein is one of the most radical and hard-hitting critics of the official Zionist version of the Arab-Israeli conflict and of the historians who support this version. ... a major contribution to the study of the Arab-Israeli conflict which deserves to be widely read, especially in the United States." -- Avi Shlaim, St. Antony's College, Oxford University "Anyone interested in seeing justice brought to the Middle East must read this book." -- Charles Glass, former ABC Middle East correspondent "... this thouroughly documented book is guaranteed to stimulate and provoke. It will be required reading in the continuing war of the historians." -- William Quandt, Foreign Affairs "... the most revealing study of the historical background of the conflict and the current peace agreement." -- Noam Chomsky, The Guardian "... a thought provoking work which calls into question many of the accepted 'truths' associated with the Israeli-Palestine conflict." -- Middle East Journal "... both an impressive analysis of Zionist ideology and a searing but scholarly indictment of Israel's treatment of the Arabs since 1948." -- London Review of Books
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Text studies popular and scholarly representations of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Includes a new theoretical interpretation of Zionism, and critically engages the influential studies of Joan Peter, Benny Morris, and Anita Shapira. Challenges the dominant images of the June 1967 and October 1973 Arab-Israeli wars. Previous edition: c1995. Softcover.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Something Very Clear To Understand
July 11 2004
Format:Paperback
I read this book 4 years ago, and remember in the book that it took great pains to NOT be a book of opinion, but, a investigative study into the real facts behind the conflict of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Prof. Finkelstein states certain, undeniable facts (not opinons) that we as humans have consciously & with eyes-wide-open allowed in the fate of the Palestinians - when as people we are allowing the horrenndous life in Palestine refugee camps & would rather talk about anything than %65 of the Palestinians suffer from malnutrition (due exclusively to Israeli restrictions)- to simply deteriorate. Easy & fascinating reading, unless you've decided that Palestinians don't really matter and could care less about genocide, anyway. You'll look at the Mid-East differently, I guarantee!
Prof. Finkelstein states certain, undeniable facts (not opinons) that we as humans have consciously & with eyes-wide-open allowed in the fate of the Palestinians - when as people we are allowing the horrenndous life in Palestine refugee camps & would rather talk about anything than %65 of the Palestinians suffer from malnutrition (due exclusively to Israeli restrictions)- to simply deteriorate. Easy & fascinating reading, unless you've decided that Palestinians don't really matter and could care less about genocide, anyway. You'll look at the Mid-East differently, I guarantee!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding
Jun 23 2003
Format:Paperback
Excellent background on Zionism and the Israeli - Palestine conflict. Very thorough and well written. Good insights into the nature and rationale of Zionism placed in the context of other, similar mindsets. Good background on Israel's various wars and the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A Brave Man
April 12 2002
Format:Paperback
Norman Finkelstein is a brave man who has received a lot of flak for writing this book. One response that authors who criticise Israel always have to contend with is the accusation that they are motivated by anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism. Jewish authors (Finkelstein is the son of Holocaust survivors)are additionally accused of being 'self hating' Jews. It's almost as if, in the eyes of Israel's unquestioning supporters, there can be no legitimate reason to criticise anything that Israel does. Maybe Israel, unlike any other country which has ever existed on Earth, is a perfect society which is completely above criticism - or is it?
The aim of this brilliant book is to ask questions about the view of Israel's history that Zionists would like the rest of us to believe. Many aspects of this history are hotly disputed so it's a perfectly legitimate area of study. Reading the book will probably challenge your preconceptions of the Arab-Israeli conflict and will make some people feel distinctly uncomfortable. But like nasty tasting medicine that ultimately does you good, it's essential reading for anyone who really wants to understand what's going on in that tragic part of the world. And the fact that all Finkelstein's opponents can do to counter his arguments is come out with the same old knee-jerk reactions says it all. Buy it!
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Un exemple parfait d'auto-désense intellectuel
Un chef-d'oeuvre d'auto-défense intellectuel. Un traité par excellence pour comprendre comment décortiquer la propagande et les essais biaisés sous tout... Read more
Published on Nov 2 2007 by Kiwi
Something Very Clear To Understand
I read this book 4 years ago, and remembered in it that it took great pains to NOT be a book of opinion, but, a investigative study into the real facts behing the conflict of the... Read more
Published on July 11 2004 by Michael J. McGrath
A Relentlessly Thorough Study
Norman Finkelstein is a first rate scholar -- and a brave one. If you read one book about the conflict, let it be this one.
Published on May 10 2004 by J. F KRADEL
Dispels the Myths of the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts
This book is a crushing blow to the popular literature on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Using meticulous documentation of the hoax of Joan Peter's From Time Immemorial to... Read more
Published on April 1 2004 by Edgar Hopida
Among the Best on This Topic
This book was one of the first that I read after starting to read up on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and I still regard it as one of the best. Prof. Read more
Published on Feb 4 2004
frightening
I opened this book expecting to enjoy a cogent critique of Israel that would jibe with my prejudices. Read more
Published on Oct 6 2003 by Don Zweig
It vilifies but does not inform
Mr Finkelstein is so obsessed with vilifying Zionism (which he compares to Nazism) that he never even tries to discover what Zionism is. Read more
Published on July 28 2003 by I. Tysoe
Selective Distortion of History
Norman Finkelstein practices the worst type of historiography. He uses each chapter to selectively pick out quotes from single authors and state them out their proper and greater... Read more
Published on July 5 2003 by Alan Kritz
Good arguments
While the book is highly critical of Israel (and only Israel) and might seem a bit one-sided, I found his analysis of the accepted history of the region as quite refreshing. Read more
Published on Jun 15 2003 by Samir
Another good one from Mr. Finkelstein
I have read several of Professor Finkelstein's boooks, and have enjoyed them all. There is so little objective writing on the subjects that he tackles. Read more
Published on May 3 2003 by J. Kloepping
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