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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

38 reviews

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Racism

Minor: Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Torture

t_m_loewenelofson's review

challenging dark hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Islamophobia, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, War, and Murder

amyjo25's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Genocide

julesadventurezone's review

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Occasionally a bit dense, but very informative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Gun violence, Death, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Pregnancy

bookish_afrolatina's review

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

This was an incredibly personal and yet measured and succinct book on Palestinian struggles since 1917. I learned so much about the creation of Israel, the failings of past Palestinian freedom movements, and the current state of affairs. 

Khalidi’s conclusion is powerful and offers ways to move towards peace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Religious bigotry, Racism, Genocide, Colonisation, and Murder

drbealstod's review

informative slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Deportation, Colonisation, Death, Violence, and Xenophobia

neptyun's review

informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, and Genocide

mari1532's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I listened to this book through my library via Libby.

Brief Summary: A personal family story and a historical retrospective of the colonial establishment of Israel and its impact on Palestine.

Thoughts: This is a beautifully moving and important book to read. I learned a great deal about  Palestine's history. Khalidi's writing is informative and emotional. 

I would highly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, War, Colonisation, and Violence

dominicangirl's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Racism, and Xenophobia

bellaw15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Death, Genocide, and Police brutality

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia