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Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians by Ilan Pappé, Noam Chomsky
jyeetreads's review against another edition
4.0
Tdlr: good soup
It is what it says it is- a compilation of interviews/articles/essays detailing reflections from Pappe and Chomsky on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict up to 2010. That being said, having a contextual understanding of the events from different perspectives (documentaries, lectures, and interviews) will be helpful in critically reading the back and forth dialogue and multitude of references made throughout this book (else it will go in one eye out the other as some chapters did for me lol). With context, I better understood the political and cultural landscape of the Clinton to Obama eras, which I knew little of prior to reading. Overall, as an American gen Z, interested in the truths of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, US bipartisan foreign policy, and the devastating impact of US hegemony in modern world history and today, I feel that any Gen Zs who have interest in scholarship and historiography on any of the aforementioned, will find this an impactful read and feel called to action- in particular- by Chomsky’s words.
It is what it says it is- a compilation of interviews/articles/essays detailing reflections from Pappe and Chomsky on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict up to 2010. That being said, having a contextual understanding of the events from different perspectives (documentaries, lectures, and interviews) will be helpful in critically reading the back and forth dialogue and multitude of references made throughout this book (else it will go in one eye out the other as some chapters did for me lol). With context, I better understood the political and cultural landscape of the Clinton to Obama eras, which I knew little of prior to reading. Overall, as an American gen Z, interested in the truths of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, US bipartisan foreign policy, and the devastating impact of US hegemony in modern world history and today, I feel that any Gen Zs who have interest in scholarship and historiography on any of the aforementioned, will find this an impactful read and feel called to action- in particular- by Chomsky’s words.
k_atrina's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
bloodyfool0's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Damn, this is a sad read. Progroms initiated by the Zionist Israelis. Today Nethanyu and his acolytes are rewriting history to read Palestinians do not exist. What is happening today in Gaza has been going on for years with the approval of the US govt. Today the horrifics inflicted upon the Gazans are for the world to watch in horror. That the Jews suffered in the holocaust but are indiscreetly causing genocide. Talk about ironies.
Today the Singaporean govt issued a statement admonishing the Isreali Ambassador for his Facebook comments that states Israel appears in the Koran several times but not Palestine. Israel is surely losing friends around the world for rewriting history like many authoritarian govts around the world and especially China.
Ilan Pape and Chomsky are two a
Today the Singaporean govt issued a statement admonishing the Isreali Ambassador for his Facebook comments that states Israel appears in the Koran several times but not Palestine. Israel is surely losing friends around the world for rewriting history like many authoritarian govts around the world and especially China.
Ilan Pape and Chomsky are two a
matthewgeraghty's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.25
definitely an informative read, dense but still interesting. however i find that chomsky comes off overly-intellectual in the worst way; despite all his strong words for the destitution that the US and israel subjects the palestinian people to, his conclusions and (lack of) prescriptions are laughably toothless. i was hesitant to read a self-identifying israeli’s take on gaza and yet pappé exhibited far more sensible solidarity than his american counterpart, which is really embarrassing for somebody who’s supposed to be a leading academic on the occupation of palestine. very valuable historical insights, albeit lacking analysis of the dynamics of capital (especially as they relate to US-israeli collaboration) and especially the role of race in the zionist colonial project and the occupation’s perpetuation.
nevertheless, there’s a lot of strong contextualisation and food for thought; important parallels to the ongoing genocide in gaza are evident. although i wouldn’t recommend this anyone without a solid baseline knowledge of the occupation, it’s definitely a compelling read.
free palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
nevertheless, there’s a lot of strong contextualisation and food for thought; important parallels to the ongoing genocide in gaza are evident. although i wouldn’t recommend this anyone without a solid baseline knowledge of the occupation, it’s definitely a compelling read.
free palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
victory1891's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
readerziyya's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
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tense
medium-paced
4.25
sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
This book was dense and took me a loooooong time to read but I did it. I am deciding not to give this a star rating as this is my first non-fiction read on this topic and I believe my knowledge is not enough to warrant that, but I will highlight some of my thoughts.
It had some good insight into Israel's war on Gaza and Palestine as a whole, including highlighting the extent to which the United States has been involved, which was confronting and eye opening.
It was absolutely shocking to read this and realise it was published in 2010, which is fourteen years ago, and have it still feel relevant to what we are observing today.
Some of the chapters, particulalry the one drawn straight from an academic paper, felt a little too complicated for me, with this being my first non-fiction read on the topic after becoming more educated on the extent of what is happening in Palestine recently, and some of it went over my head. In saying this, even though I didn't grasp everything outlined in this book, it was useful in deepening my knowledge and I learned a lot from reading it.
I would recommend others who are new to non-fiction books on this topic start elsewhere and read this once a solid basis on the topic has been formed.
It had some good insight into Israel's war on Gaza and Palestine as a whole, including highlighting the extent to which the United States has been involved, which was confronting and eye opening.
It was absolutely shocking to read this and realise it was published in 2010, which is fourteen years ago, and have it still feel relevant to what we are observing today.
Some of the chapters, particulalry the one drawn straight from an academic paper, felt a little too complicated for me, with this being my first non-fiction read on the topic after becoming more educated on the extent of what is happening in Palestine recently, and some of it went over my head. In saying this, even though I didn't grasp everything outlined in this book, it was useful in deepening my knowledge and I learned a lot from reading it.
I would recommend others who are new to non-fiction books on this topic start elsewhere and read this once a solid basis on the topic has been formed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, and Racism
faliiza's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Another informative collaborative collection of articles essays and articles by Chomsky and Pappe, edited by Frank Barat. Gives good insight into the history of Gaza, including the many atrocities, as well as possible future solutions. As it is a collection of individual writings, there’s some overlap and repetitiveness. Very academic.