The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe (English) Paperback Book

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This major book by the renowned Israeli historian, unveils the hidden and systematic ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in 1948, and its relevance to resolving the conflict.

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Renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking work on the formation of the State of Israel.'Along with the late Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history.' NEW STATESMANBetween 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.***'Ilan Pappe is Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian.' JOHN PILGER'Pappe has opened up an important new line of inquiry into the vast and fateful subject of the Palestinian refugees. His book is rewarding in other ways. It has at times an elegiac, even sentimental, character, recalling the lost, obliterated life of the Palestinian Arabs and imagining or regretting what Pappe believes could have been a better land of Palestine.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A major intervention in an argument that will, and must, continue. There's no hope of lasting Middle East peace while the ghosts of 1948 still walk.' INDEPENDENT

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In this controversial new book, prominent Israeli historian Pappe revisits the formative period of the State of Israel. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, and a million people were expelled from their homes. For anyone interested in the conflict in the Middle East. 'Israel's bravest historian' John Pilger

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The 1948 Palestine-Israel War is known to Israelis as 'The War of Independence', but for Palestinians it will forever be the Nakba, the 'catastrophe'. Alongside the creation of the State of Israel, the end of the war led to one of the largest forced migrations in modern history. Around a million people were expelled from their homes at gunpoint, civilians were massacred, and hundreds of Palestinian villages deliberately destroyed. Though the truth about the mass expulsion has been systematically distorted and suppressed, had it taken place in the twenty-first century it could only have been called 'ethnic cleansing'. Prominent Israeli academic Ilan Pappe argues passionately for the international recognition of this tragedy. His groundbreaking and controversial work sheds new light on the origins and development of the Palestinian--Israeli conflict, asking questions that the world has so far failed to ask to reveal the real story behind the events of 1948. Based on meticulous research, including recently declassified Israeli archival material, Dr. Pappe's vivid and timely account demonstrates conclusively that 'transfer' - a euphemism for ethnic cleansing - was from the start an integral part of a carefully planned strategy, and lies at the root of today's ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Author Biography

Ilan Pappe is a senior lecturer in Policital Science at Haifa University. He is Academic Director fo the Research Insitute for Peace at Givat Haviva and Chair of the Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian Studies, Haifa.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations, Maps and TablesAcknowledgementsPreface1. An 'Alleged' Ethnic Cleansing?2. The Drive for an Exclusively Jewish State3. Partition and Destruction: UN Resolution 181 and its Impact4. Finalising a Master Plan5. The Blueprint for Ethnic Cleansing: Plan Dalet6. The Phony War and the Real War over Palestine: May 19487. The Escalation of the Cleansing Operations: June--September 19488. Completing the Job: October 1948--January 19499. Occupation and its Ugly Faces10. The Memoricide of the Nakba11. Nakba Denial and the 'Peace Process'12. Fortress IsraelEpilogueEndnotesChronologyMaps and TablesBibliographyIndex

Review

"If not the last word, this is a major intervention in an argument that will, and must, continue. There's no hope of lasting Middle East peace while the ghosts of 1948 still walk." - The Independent "Ilan Pappe is Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian." - John Pilger "Ground breaking research into a well kept Israeli secret. A classic of historical scholarship on a taboo subject by one of Israel's foremost New Historians." - Ghada Karmi, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, England

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The book that is providing a storm of controversy, from 'Israel's bravest historian' (John Pilger)

Long Description

The renowned Israeli historian revisits the formative period 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. This book is indispensable for anyone interested in the Middle East.

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"The organization of the material in this book leaves almost nothing to be desired. The twelve sections substantially challenge and considerably undermine the ostensibly convincing Israeli discourse on the refugees question and the 1984 events."

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The book that is providing a storm of controversy, from 'Israel's bravest historian' (John Pilger)

Details ISBN1851685553 Author Ilan Pappe Short Title ETHNIC CLEANSING OF PALESTINE Language English ISBN-10 1851685553 ISBN-13 9781851685554 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Imprint Oneworld Publications Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence IS DOI 10.1604/9781851685554 UK Release Date 2007-09-07 NZ Release Date 2007-09-07 AU Release Date 2010-05-11 Pages 336 Publisher Oneworld Publications Publication Date 2007-09-07 Alternative 9781851684670 DEWEY 956.9405 Illustrations 8pp plate section Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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