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“The most eloquent writer on Palestinian history” reveals the myths and reality behind the state of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (New Statesman).

The outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel.
 
The “ten myths”—repeated endlessly in the media, enforced by the military, and accepted without question by the world’s governments—reinforce the regional status quo and include:
 
• Palestine was an empty land at the time of the Balfour Declaration.
• The Jews were a people without a land.
• There is no difference between Zionism and Judaism.
• Zionism is not a colonial project of occupation.
• The Palestinians left their Homeland voluntarily in 1948.
• The June 1967 War was a war of ‘No Choice’.
• Israel is the only Democracy in the Middle East.
• The Oslo Mythologies
• The Gaza Mythologies
• The Two-State Solution

For students, activists, and anyone interested in better understanding the news, Ten Myths About Israel is another groundbreaking study of the Israel-Palestine conflict from the author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.
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“Ilan Pappe is Israel’s bravest, most principled, most incisive historian.”
 —John Pilger

“One of the most prominent Israeli political dissidents living in exile … He is also one of the few Israeli students of the conflict who write about the Palestinian side with real knowledge and empathy.”
 —Avi Shlaim, Guardian

“Along with Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history.”
 —New Statesman

“Ten Myths About Israel is a useful primer for people just becoming familiar with the Palestinian liberation struggle—but it is far more than that. It is also a valuable tool for veteran organizers seeking to explain cogently and simply how Israel’s foundational myths and ongoing propaganda perpetuate the oppression of the Palestinian people.”
—Electronic Intifada

“This book is an absolute must for an interested public, the political and the media class to understand what Israel is all about.”
 —American Herald Tribune

About the Author

Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and socialist activist. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter, Director of the university’s European Centre for Palestine Studies, and Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He is the author of the highly acclaimed The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine and The Idea of Israel—which was shortlisted for the JQ Wingate History Prize, as well as two co-authored projects with Noam Chomsky: On Palestine and Gaza in Crisis.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Verso (May 2, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1786630192
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1786630193
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.46 x 0.48 x 8.23 inches
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Customers find the book easy to read and informative. They describe it as a good book for people who want to know the truth. The book covers relevant topics like whether or not Israel is truly a state. Readers appreciate the author's honesty, compassion, and unbiased explanation.

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  • Xos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2024
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    Well written and documented.
    Nice to have a more rounded view on the issue.
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  • Doug in NNY
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well written.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2024
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    I read everything I can from this author. His writing is responsible, measured, insightful.
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  • Lenae Crandall
    5.0 out of 5 stars Important and well written
    Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2024
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    This is a well written book. It is short and to the point but thorough. Ilan Pappe is able to refute this myths with clarity and ease. A must read for anyone who wants to know the truth.
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  • Michael Pappie
    4.0 out of 5 stars Informative
    Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018
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    Is Israel a secular country or a religious country? Was its creation and birth legitimate or illegitimate? God inspired or purely political? If Israel identifies itself as a purely political and secular state, then it cannot lay claim to being the recipient of any divine mandate. If Israel claims divine sanction, then she cannot be secular. She must be guided by one principle or the other. If God has truly willed a return of the Jewish People to their ancient homeland then what are we to make of the unjust, and often cruel, treatment of the Palestinian people at the hands of the Jewish settlers ? According to the Bible, Israel as a nation prospered, and was allowed to exist, as long as she maintained a pure unadulterated fidelity to God. If the nation abandoned that mission then it wasn’t long before she was led into captivity.
    Whether you believe that modern day Israel was willed into being by a higher power, or through Zionistic political dexterity; it is a political fact and reality. At issue in Mr. Pappe’s book is the treatment of the Palestinian people.
    I gave the book 4 stars out of 5. I would have liked to have given it 5 stars. The reason I did not was because, at the end of his book, in a somewhat supercilious and pontificating way, he takes liberty to disparage and castigate the United States. I feel this was an overreach on Mr. Pappe’s part and somewhat far afield from his original subject matter.
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  • Amr abualrub
    5.0 out of 5 stars I consider Pappe to be a good representative of the Palestinian cause from the Israeli perspective
    Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2018
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    I consider Pappe to be a good representative of the Palestinian cause from the Israeli perspective. In this book he deals with the issue of Palestine from the perspective of an Israeli, and also from the perspective of dispelling myths that Israelis and Israeli sympathizers have. He called this book, “Ten Myths About Israel.” He brilliantly divides his book into three categories: the past Myths, the present ones, and the future ones.

    The first category deals with fallacies of the past. In this section, he discusses a number of myths, proving that Palestine was, indeed, a vibrant and very active place, comprised of both rural and urban communities, and with its own records, especially since it was under Ottoman rule. Palestine was also known to have a series of port cities that allowed for trade with Europe and other parts of the world. However, little did those Europeans know they were dealing with no one on the other side.

    He also discusses one of the most often repeated myths about Israel, which is that the Jewish people in Europe had no land. It stems from another myth, though, that the Jewish migrants from Europe were Jewish in ethnicity at all. They were not. Pappe states, “Arthur Koestler wrote The Thirteenth Tribe (1976), in which where advanced the theory that the Jewish settlers were descended from the Khazars, a Turkish nation of the Caucasus that converted to Judaism in the eighth century and was later forced to move westward.” This is a good summary of who the Jewish immigrants were. They were Europeans who wanted a moral justification for colonization. This brings us to the next point, which is that Zionism is a colonist project, not a religious one, aimed at exploitation of the land and resources of the Palestinians, all the while trying to establish their own government in that midst.

    He also discusses very important and relevant topics of today, such as whether or not Israel is truly a democracy. Here, he shows how the Israelis manipulate land and naturalization in order to manipulate elections. Further, he discusses the Oslo Accord and whether or not a two-state solution would work (hint: it would never work).

    All in all, I give the book a 9.5 out of 10, only because he could have combined a couple of chapters for readability.

    Buy this book and read it.
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  • E. Flores
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2024
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    Great book, nicely written.
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  • Nic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
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    Ilan Pappe is one of greatest scholars. This book is a must read for all. It reveals so much misinformation that western media delivers. Very eye opening and easy read.
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    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
    Ilan Pappe is one of greatest scholars. This book is a must read for all. It reveals so much misinformation that western media delivers. Very eye opening and easy read.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gives knowledgable analysis of events relating to Israel and Palestine
    Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2024
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    my headline says it all . . . .
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  • J. Laiter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable
    Reviewed in Mexico on April 20, 2024
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    basico entender este libro para no caer en las redes de la propaganda.
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  • linda rogers
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Jew Deconstructs Zionism
    Reviewed in Canada on February 6, 2024
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    Courage comes from those with the most to lose. Like Schlomo Sand , Amos Os et al, Pappe is David with a slingshot, firing logic at Goliath, the construct of the military industrial complex, oligarchs who control the world and its diminished assets.

    He provides a logical outline for the development of Zionism within colonialism, a concept that would eventually rid Europe of "others" and atone for the outrageous nemesis of power that was the Third Reich.

    But no one asked the Palestinians if they would all move aside, abandon their paradisiacal realm, so the myth of reclaiming the desert would encourage Jews in the mythical diaspora to invest in a dream.

    This is an inspiring notion but, Pappe argues coherently, a false one leading to the genocide we are witnessing, despair and resistance to tyranny described as anti-semitism, when many Jews claiming the right of return would never pass muster on a DNA origin test.

    The two state solution is, he argues, a failed marriage. The only way for the Palestinians and settlers to survive intact is to live in peace, which is as true wherever there is war as it is in the holy land which, like all land belongs only to itself.

    Pappe's book is another interesting and courageous plea for decency and the doctrine of moderate need, all things for all men and women, amen.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Ten Myths
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  • Brian Lait
    5.0 out of 5 stars An accurate view of Israel
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2024
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    I have already read Ilan's book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, so this seems a logical book to follow with, especially as it has been updated. Israel can be changed, but the real "belief" must come from within. Regardless, much can be done by outsiders such as the USA in forcing Israel to change.

    However, I do believe that the 2 separate states can be accomplished. I strongly believe that Palestine should be classified as an individual state but only if Gaza and the Left Bank are united. I would extend Gaza up the coast and inland by the same territory as the Left Bank has. Arab occupants of the Left Bank could relocate if they wished and the left Bank would then be part of Israel. The new Palestine would have its own sea territory, total autonomy, sea port, airport, etc. Israel took the land away; they can give some back.

    Anyway, thank you Mr. Pappe for a very interesting and thoughtful book. You are a brave man to be so critical of your own country even though you are not resident there.
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