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onegalonelife27's review
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
I admit that I only started learning about the Palestine and Israel’s history due to the genocide going on. This book-though a bit dense to read-does illustrate how long Palestine has tried to free itself from Israel’s grasp.
Seems like Zionism and Israhell was Britain's pet project to get Jews out their land, then after WWII the US adopted it and has been doting upon Israel ever since, omitting or softening the news so that Israel is the focus and the victim.
Towards the end, there's the usual list of notes nonfiction has that expands on subjects-I think they are called footnotes but it's been forever since I took an English class so correct me if I'm wrong-discussed. I found a lot of interesting links, articles, books listed to be able to learn more about Palestinian history. There's always more to learn.
I have one real complaint that if you only define an acronym once, and then use that acronym hundreds of times, it’s easy to forget what it stands for. After a while I forgot that PLO meant Palestine Liberation Organization, but context helped me follow along. I just started calling it “a force for Palestine” in my mind.
I hope that one day, this ongoing genocide will be a thing of the past, something for future generation will learn from because it will be last and Palestine will be free soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Racism
Minor: Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Torture
smilagros's review
dark
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
I listened to this on audio and I highly recommend reading it that way. I am very angry and very frustrated about how little I knew about what Israel and the United States did and is still doing to the Palestinian people. The United States has let Israel do whatever the fuck they want, no wonder they will never call for a ceasefire now. I wish that the Western media would stop trying to change the narrative about Israel and actually tell us the fucking truth instead of sugar coating everything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Confinement, War, Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Grief, and Genocide
crybabybea's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
5.0
Well researched and detailed. Rashid Khalidi offers a unique perspective as somebody whose family has been involved in Palestinian political activism for decades, and whose uncle was an active member of the United Nations and the Reform Party's representative on the Arab Higher Committee. Khalidi presents archives of his uncle's work and research, his own experience in negotiations and activism, and other anecdotal evidence from his peers and colleagues. The combination of sources used makes for a very thorough and persuasive analysis of Palestinian history.
In The Hundred Years' War on Palestine, Khalidi makes the argument that Palestine has been under siege from different opposing forces (but all connected to Zionism) since the Balfour Declaration in 1917. He explains how Zionism, with help from not only the Western powers, but further powered from the failure of the USSR and other Arab nations, resulted in an ongoing, hundred-year-long war against Palestine and its people.
I appreciated Khalidi's expansive analysis, and the fact that he attempted to check his own biases by explaining how Palestinian leaders and leaders of other Arab nations failed to take the necessary moves to help Palestine and its people. He also thoroughly explored just how severely the Palestinian people were set up to fail by powers around the world, and were never given a fighting chance or any authority over their future. I also thought it was interesting how Khalidi touched on how class differences affected the future of Palestine, as those of a higher class in Palestine and other Arab nations somewhat abandoned the Palestinian cause in favor of their own safety and privilege.
The actual text is quite dry and academic, made worse by my severely lacking knowledge of West Asia, its history, and its leading figures (I was googling something every 2 sentences), which made for very slow reading, but I believe the knowledge I gained thanks to the incredible research done by Rashid Khalidi makes up for the struggle I had.
In The Hundred Years' War on Palestine, Khalidi makes the argument that Palestine has been under siege from different opposing forces (but all connected to Zionism) since the Balfour Declaration in 1917. He explains how Zionism, with help from not only the Western powers, but further powered from the failure of the USSR and other Arab nations, resulted in an ongoing, hundred-year-long war against Palestine and its people.
I appreciated Khalidi's expansive analysis, and the fact that he attempted to check his own biases by explaining how Palestinian leaders and leaders of other Arab nations failed to take the necessary moves to help Palestine and its people. He also thoroughly explored just how severely the Palestinian people were set up to fail by powers around the world, and were never given a fighting chance or any authority over their future. I also thought it was interesting how Khalidi touched on how class differences affected the future of Palestine, as those of a higher class in Palestine and other Arab nations somewhat abandoned the Palestinian cause in favor of their own safety and privilege.
The actual text is quite dry and academic, made worse by my severely lacking knowledge of West Asia, its history, and its leading figures (I was googling something every 2 sentences), which made for very slow reading, but I believe the knowledge I gained thanks to the incredible research done by Rashid Khalidi makes up for the struggle I had.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Islamophobia, Death, War, and Genocide
Minor: Confinement and Torture
zombiezami's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
A bit dry, but very important information. I like how the author included his own experiences and family history in the narrative.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Confinement, Classism, Xenophobia, Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Violence, Genocide, Police brutality, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Child death, Deportation, Grief, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
katharina90's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
An essential overview of a century's worth of Palestinian history. This book is educational and detailed, but not overly academic or dense.
At times, the author includes his own first hand accounts and those from family members. This adds an illuminating personal touch.
At times, the author includes his own first hand accounts and those from family members. This adds an illuminating personal touch.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, and War
Minor: Confinement and Torture
booksbeyondthebinary's review
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, War, and Colonisation
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Genocide
Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Child death
babayagaofficial's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Outstanding. If you're short on time, even just the book's conclusion is a worthwhile and helpful primer on the Palestinian/Israeli situation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Violence
Minor: Confinement
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