A Very Short History of the IsraelPalestine Conflict

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

The devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the IsraelPalestine conflict didnt start on 7 October. It didnt start in 1967 either, when Israel occupied the West Bank, or in 1948 when the state of Israel was declared. It started in 1882, when the first Zionist settlers arrived in what was then Ottoman Palestine. Ilan Pappe untangles the history of two peoples, now sharing one land. Going back to the founding fathers of Zionism, Pappe expertly takes us through the twists and turns of international policy towards IsraelPalestine, Palestinian resistance to occupation, and the changes taking place in Israel itself. This is an indispensable guide to understanding the present conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.

Reviews

'Ilan Pappe is the most original, radical and hard-hitting of Israels "new historians".'Avi Shlaim, author of Three Worlds

'A Very Short History of the IsraelPalestine Conflictis the best primer available on one of the worlds most persistent settler-colonial tragedies. Amid the carnage of the Gaza genocide, it is essential to listen to Ilan Pappe, a preeminent historian of the Middle East, and a heroic scholar committed to justice and freedom.' Abdel Razzaq Takriti,Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair in Arab Studies

'Ilan Pappe clearly and concisely exposes the brutal history of Israeli occupation and apartheid over more than a century, providing some compelling insights into the origins of the current conflict.' Grace Blakeley, author ofVulture Capitalism

Author Bio

Ilan Pappe is Professor of History at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author of over a dozen books, including the bestselling The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. In 2017, he received the Middle East Monitors Lifetime Achievement Award at the Palestine Book Awards.