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History Upside Down: The Roots of Palestinian Fascism and the Myth of Israeli Aggression Hardcover – December 20, 2007

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In the United Nations, on university campuses, and among a growing number of our most prestigious Western newspapers, the historical record has been rewritten so thoroughly that Israel is seen as the worst of the oppressive Western occupiers of the Third World. So successful has this propaganda campaign been that Palestinian spinmeisters and their apologists have effectively declared the Israelis, a people living in the shadow of the Holocaust, to be "Nazis." How could this happen? How did unacceptable anti-Semitism morph into justifiable anti-Zionism, and odious Jew-hatred turn into a politically correct Israel-hatred? In History Upside Down, David Meir-Levi exposes the ideological DNA of Palestinian nationalism and its ludicrous "alternative" histories, revealing how Nazi fascism gave the Arab world's amorphous hatred of the Jews an intellectual structure and how Soviet communism masked its genocidal intentions with the mantle of national liberation. Meir-Levi then explodes the cornerstone myths that the Palestinian movement created--myths that rationalize and celebrate decades of unremitting terror and genocidal ambitions, turning the history of the Middle East upside down and inside out, making the victim the aggressor and the aggressor the victim. History Upside Down is the first wave in a counterattack against this Arab war on history. It rejects the idea that the basic situation in the Middle East has changed since the United Nations first established the Jewish state and the Palestinian state that would have stood alongside it. Sadly, argues Meir-Levi, the issue in the Middle East is today what it has been since the Muslim invasion in the seventh century: the Arabs' hatred of the Jews.

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David Meir-Levi's "brief encounter" offers a solid approach to understanding the basics of the Arab-Israeli conflict, arguably the world's most persistent and polarized political issue. History Upside Down applies great common sense where demagogues and ignorami too often dominate. -- Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum and author of Militant Islam Reaches America

In order for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be resolved, the demonology will have to be taken out of it, and the historical and political facts allowed to speak for themselves dispassionately. David Meir-Levi shows how this can be done. -- David Pryce-Jones, author of Betrayal: France, the Arabs, and the Jews

About the Author

David Meir-Levi is an American-born Israeli currently living in Palo Alto, California. He taught archaeology and Near Eastern history at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at the University of Tel Aviv, and served in the Israeli military. He now teaches Middle Eastern history at San Jose State University. A senior project manager at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, Mr. Meir-Levi writes extensively on Middle East issues for Front Page Magazine and other online journals, and also hosts radio and TV programs analyzing the Middle East conflict.

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Publisher : Encounter Books; 1st. edition (December 20, 2007)
Language : English
Hardcover : 152 pages
ISBN-10 : 1594031924
ISBN-13 : 978-1594031922
Item Weight : 11.5 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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One of the best books in the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Concise, clear and appealing.

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This is a great book, perhaps the best book about the Palestine-Arab Israeli conflict. In 152 pages, the author summarizes in a clear way the conflict, the struggles of the parties and the main wars they have undergone with its consequences. It is very illuminating to know the nazi, fascist and communist connection of the Palestinian movement in its origins and development. The weak point of the book is the absent of footnotes in some key areas. The format of the electronic version is very annoyed to read. A big mistake i spotted in the author was that he claims that the resolution 181 was issued by the UN security council when in reality it was issued by the General Assembly. That makes a huge difference understanding the genesis of the conflict because resolutions by the General Assembly are not binding in international law, resolutions by UN Security Council are indeed. Overall, it is in the op 3 of the best book of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014

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Sadly, this book was a disappointing read. Here, finally I thought, was a book that would detail how the Arabs (with A LOT of help from Europe and Russia) managed to turn the true story of the Middle East conflict, literally, upside down. Meaning, the Jews, whose right to restore their homeland in Palestine was recognized by the League of Nations after WW I, were turned into "racists," "fascists," "colonialists" and worse; while their Muslim supremacist enemies became the new best friends of the "human rights" hucksters of the political Left around the world, with Palestinian Arabs (most famous for committing terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians) were lauded as the victims in the nearly 70-year conflict. This was not to be. The book was bland, uninteresting and lacked any documentation to support statements made in the work.

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Gene

Like new. Excellent book on the Middle East

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2019

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Came in like new. Interesting book easy read accurate history

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Ken Eliasberg

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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2013

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I could blather on here about how significant this book is, but I would be wasting your time and mine. This book is "the Truth," for any one who is concerned with that precious commodity - a commodity that is under threat today. Its title tells you all that you need to know about the Israeli-Palestinian reality; its contents admirably flesh out that point. It is a scholarly, well written, complete and correct exposition of the problem. I wholeheartedly recommend it to any one who is really interested in the truth.

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Joan

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Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2014

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Really interesting historical perspective on the Arab-Israel crisis. Should be required reading for members of the U.N.

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Peph

Great Summary of 20th Century Israel/Palestinian Conflict

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2009

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Abba Eban, Israel's erstwhile UN ambassador, once said, "The Palestinians have never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity." David Meir-Levi's book, History Upside Down, details why this has been the case. Palestinian misery has been primarily the result of theirs and other Arab states' duplicity. Instead of helping their Palestinian brothers, other Arab nations have used them as "cannon fodder" against Israel. While Israel has attempted to reinstate displaced Palestinians, surrounding Arab states have rejected Israel's motions in favor of propaganda. And, of course, the ever-duplicitous UN continues to blame Israel for everything. Read this book to see what the history of the conflict has really been--from Haj Amin al-Husseini's tet-a-tet w/ Hitler to destroy all Jews, to the "Three Nos" formulated by the Arab states at Khartoum--but only if you wish to disabuse yourself of the self-serving Palestinian and Arab propaganda infusing the usual suspects of the mainstream media and of left-wing Israel haters.

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Somhat Lanod

Breath of fresh air!

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2011

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This book is short. It doesn't need to be long because the truth and reality are never complicated. This is something the world has forgotten in history. One author has managed to completely reframe history in its correct historical context. I would venture to guess that many readers will discover things that they previously did not know because they have gone unreported and have been largely "lost" by the mainstream historical community.

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Lori Shipp

Great synopsis of the history and situation of the Palestinian ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017

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Quick read. Great synopsis of the history and situation of the Palestinian conflict. Great addition to my library.

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Michael Nolan

Liked having another perspective

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2018

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Can't seeing this being very popular amongst those who like populist analysis.

Extraordinary book, very well documented!

Reviewed in Canada on February 19, 2015

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This book is a must. You can not let yourself indoctrinated by the mediaS, and not read this!! I have this feeling that 99% of the planet don't know a iota about the history of Israel.
Very well written, the narration is beautiful and logical, easy to read and understand.

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Essential.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2015

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A great companion to Joshua Muravchik's book, Making David into Goliath. An intelligent account of the way the left has abandoned the Jewish state in pursuit of a series of ahistorical fictions.

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Turning Upside Down History on its Head

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2009

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In Afghanistan in 2001, the world was stunned and appalled to see the Taliban detonate the 6th Century Buddhist statues of Bamiyan. The order to destroy them was given by the leader of the Taliban, Mullar Mohammad Omar, who stated that the 'idols' were un-Islamic and forbidden under Shari'ah (law).

And so we see the same thing being done throughout the Arab world. In Jerusalem, the Palestinians carry out archaeological excavations destroying evidence thousands of years old belonging to Jewish history. This is the Islamic version of theological replacement. The study of history is not exempt from this attack either...

Welcome to `History Upside Down' based on the chapter "Palestinianism" in Bat Ye'or's prolific work Eurabia : it refers to the technique of altering or omitting certain facts from current events or history to put a certain person or people in a better light. In other words, historical revisionism. In the case of this book, the state of Israel, the facts surrounding the Israel/Palestine conflict and the history of Israel's founding are examined and given defence, by revealing the truth.

In the OIC's (Organisation of Islamic Conference) effort to destroy the Jewish State of Israel, it is essential that in order for the Arab countries to continue sponsoring terror attacks and launching wars without international condemnation, there needs to be a concerted effort to change the perception of each side: Israel is made to be the aggressor, with its military might and expertise borne not from having around 9 major military offensives against it, but because Israel is a racist state. Israel is not up against a 56 member body (the OIC) that is the world's largest oil supplier (with all the wealth and other political influence that buys) but the Israeli war-machine is against a small group of people without a state, armed only with a few rocks and their nationalism: Palestinians.

Part one reveals the Nazi past of Palestinian nationalism and Islamic jihad; the popular rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, its teachings and eventual collusion with the Third Reich and Soviet Communism, culminating in the creation of the PLO, Fatah and much later, Hamas.

In part two, the common accusations we hear being made against Israel today are addressed: the charges of ethnic cleansing, the massacre at Deir Yassin, the wars and the failed peace treaties, the 'Apartheid' Wall, Israel as a Nazi state etc. He addresses all this by providing the increasingly obscured history, disappearing from common discourse and mainstream knowledge.

Whilst this book is short (104 pages), it is in no way short on information. David Meir-Levi's talent is in taking a wealth of information and summarising it into a few sentences. This makes it easy to understand, and with the amount of history covered, powerfully thought-provoking.

Looking at the bibliography, I felt it almost said something quite profound about the effect that the revision of history has had in this war, in that there were more books referenced than this book had pages!

It is not that Meir-Levi has merely collected a small library of books together to impress the layman. Having read a variety of books on the topics covered, I learned several new things about Israel's history and the rise of the PLO I had not found in other books dedicated to those topics. To sum up, the brilliance and effort with this book has been the research and skilful editing which packs quite a powerful counter-punch to the accepted narrative.

After finishing the book however, I did feel that some ideas were not explored enough and could've provided some more insights as to the extent and implications of this problem. To contradict my earlier praise, it almost seemed a little `too' focused on the Middle East, and not enough on the Western culture, which has been all too willing to embrace the revisionist's versions of events. As I reached the end of this book, I was left wondering whether Europe is actually capable of justifying another Holocaust.

But maybe I'm being overzealous. Maybe I feel that Nazism and certainly Communism aren't enough to ring people's alarm bells any more...

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M. D Roberts

Strong medicine. Difficult for some to swallow. Contentious issues.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2008

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At the outset of this gripping, well written study the writer declares that the "basic script" of the Middle East conflict has changed over the last generation.

The author maintaining that the fundamental issue in the Middle East today is the same as it has effectively been since the Muslim invasion in the seventh century. That being the hatred of the Jews. Although the writer admits that such is routinely denied by apologists for the Arab/Islamic world, the book proceeds to examine a number of relevant issues which support this particular outlook.

Many will find the issues dealt with to be contentious and difficult to swallow as the writer provides a very convincing case based upon a plethora of references and historical facts.

The book examines, how in recent times, the Arab war against the very existence of the Jewish state, has been waged for sixty years without a let-up. The text highlighting how Islamic/Arab leaders allegedly still yearn for - what the book calls - their own "final solution" of the Jewish problem.

The attention of the reader is drawn to how, today, it is expediently overlooked that in 1948 there would not have been one single Arab refugee - not even one - had the Arab states not chosen to go to war in defiance of a United Nations resolution with the declared aim of destroying the newly reborn State of Israel.

With Israel being restored to areas of it's ancient Biblical homeland during the 1967 conflict the reader is also shown how since that time the perception of the region, and that of the international community, has changed. The writer citing how prior to the Six Day War,the aggressors were purportedly seen as Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq etc.. These nations being seen then as the aggressive "Goliath" as opposed to the lesser "David" of Israel. By comparison, today the new "David" are the Palestinians, and Israel has become the new threatening aggressive "Goliath".

The book pulls no punches as the reader is shown how the "Palestinianization" of the
conflict against Israel allegedly arose from a realization that you can further your agenda far more successfully through the political goals of self-determination than with declarations of intended genocide.

The reader is made aware of how basic historical truths and absolute facts relating to the Israeli-Palestinian/Arab conflict are being ignored or trodden underfoot. Through the media and political theatres, the perception of the Western public being slanted by a series of half-truths, selective omission and some basic untruths that allegedly serve to further the International interests of a plethora of nations.

The study draws attention to how it has been readily forgotten that the Israeli government, together with many International entities, only agreed to recognise and speak to Arafat/PLO at the very outset, on the firm agreement that they refrain from and utterly renounce terrorism and attend the negotiating table. Instead, the PLO still embraced terrorism and walked away from the negotiating table in favour of violence.

The Israeli government while acting in self defence to such violence, then being subjected to widespread international criticism, with even it's sovereign right of self defence being brought into question. Palestinian violence now being seen as "legitimate" and any Israeli act of self defence being the issue brought into question. History and the present indeed being turned "upside down" as the title of this excellent work suggests.

The media theme shown to be that Israel alone is allegedly responsible for the turmoil in the Middle East and that Israel alone holds the key to peace/stability and then subsequently portrayed as an outlaw state. This creating an international climate of anti-Israeli sentiment, that the Arab/Islamic world is intent upon using towards the eradication and annihilation of the Jewish state.

May I respectfully recommend the following books to those interested in the history and context of the conflict and subjects addressed in this study by David Meir-Levi. Thank you.

"A History of Palestine; 634 - 1099" by Moshe Gil.
"Empires Of The Sands; Struggle For Mastery In The Middle East, 1789 - 1923" by Efraim & Inari Karsh
"The Palestine War 1948; Arab - Israeli Conflict" by Efraim Karsh
"Fabricating Israeli History; The `New Historians' " by Efraim Karsh
"Battleground; Fact & Fantasy In Palestine" by Samuel Katz
"Arafat's War" by Efraim Karsh
"Islam & The Jews" by Professor Mark Gabriel
"The Nazi Connection to Islamic Terrorism: Adolf Hitler and Haj Amin al-Husseini" by Chuck Morse.

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