| The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Contributor(s): Pappe, Ilan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1851685553 ISBN-13: 9781851685554 Publisher: ONEWorld Publications OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2007 Annotation: In this controversial new book, a prominent Israeli historian at Haifa University revisits the formative period of the State of Israel. Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left of their own accord during the War of Independence, he offers archival evidence to demonstrate that a central plank in Israel's founding ideology was the forcible removal of the indigenous population. This book is a passionate plea to acknowledge the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 as the root cause of the ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 956.940 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.70 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book that is providing a storm of controversy, from 'Israel's bravest historian' (John Pilger) Renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the State of Israel. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint. Denied for almost six decades, had it happened today it could only have been called ethnic cleansing. Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left of their own accord in the course of this war, Ilan Pappe offers impressive archival evidence to demonstrate that, from its very inception, a central plank in Israel's founding ideology was the forcible removal of the indigenous population. Indispensable for anyone interested in the current crisis in the Middle East. |