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The Hundred Years War on Palestine is a densely researched, engaging, thoughtful, and linear historical accounting of the origins and rise of Zionist settler colonialism in policy, practice, and violence against the Palestinian people. Khalidi actually begins his historical accounting in the mid-19th century by tracing the origins of Zionist theory, prominent figures, and writings. From there, he carefully outlines the geopolitical events and key players in the establishment of Israel as a settler colonial ethno-state, as well as endorsing it's aggressive military response against the Palestinian people. Khalidi plays particular attention to Israel's colonial endorsers in the West (ie. England and the US) through foreign policy, media messaging, and military support. As a testament to Khalidi's writing, The Hundred Years War on Palestine was easier to follow than other political/foreign policy books. Having also read Ilan Pappe's The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, by comparison Khalidi's writing is much clearer, a boon for those of us outside academia.

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challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.25

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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I ran out of time with this one. It was due back at the library before I could finish it. I did find it to be very informative, and I will be picking this up to finish it at some point in the future.

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informative slow-paced

4.25

Incredibly dense, but gives much needed context to the creation of the state of Israel and how deeply it has disenfranchised Palestinians. I appreciated how the author explained the ulterior motives of global leaders and the layers of deceit that have gone into convincing the world that Israel exists for the benefit of the Jewish people, when in reality this is used as a cover for these same countries' antisemitism and geopolitical agendas. Take it slow with this one.

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informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I highly recommend this book. Well written nonfiction with a quick but not overwhelming pace. The Israel-Palestine issues may seem exhausting and extensive, but he breaks them down into easy to follow eras. The issue is actually not that difficult to comprehend and vital to understand- Free Palestine.

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