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zoekyriacou's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Maybe not for someone first learning about Palestine (although don’t know who that could be now). Really useful at making clear that Palestine is oppressed through apartheid and Israel’s genocidal project. Makes clear the need for public pressure in Western countries.
zuzlanda's review against another edition
5.0
Tohle je velmi dobře sepsaná kniha, která může pomoct široké veřejnosti pochopit, co se v Palestině skutečně děje. Je krátká, nemá ani 200 stran, ke konci se tam nějaké události častokrát opakují, takže se lépe zapamatují a já jsem to velmi ocenila. Je extrémně důležité vědět, že to co se v Izraeli/Palestině děje, nezačalo 7. října, ale je to neskutečně dlouhé smutné období pro Palestince, kteří nemohou v klidu žít na své rodné půdě už od začátku 20. století.
Opravdu neskutečně moc doporučuji, přečtěte si to prosím.
Opravdu neskutečně moc doporučuji, přečtěte si to prosím.
elthereal's review against another edition
Sometimes I was taken about by just how little has changed in the almost 10 years since this content was written. Unfortunately, it was difficult for me to follow who was saying what during Part One (the interview section) so I would highly recommend a physical or digital read, not audio. The essays were the best portion to listen to.
“...and it will continue as long as it is supported by Washington and tolerated by Europe, to our everlasting shame.”
“...and it will continue as long as it is supported by Washington and tolerated by Europe, to our everlasting shame.”
rberdan's review against another edition
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Chomsky was one of my first “teachers” in my undergrad. I didn’t get to learn from him directly, but his work was foundational for me in terms of how I developed my worldview at such a critical time in my intellectual development. As such, his work is often square in my comfort zone and if there’s an option to learn from him on a topic, I take it.
This was a very informative read. There was some information I knew and some I didn’t have a full understanding of, and I think this is an excellent and accessible primer on relations between Israel and Palestine, on the Zionist colonial project, and on the cycle of escalating violence that is so powerfully framed by highly successful Israeli propaganda as terrorism and reasonable defence. For people who want to be informed outside of the charged media narrative, whether they just really don’t understand how it can be possible that this is a genocide or they can FEEL that what they’re being fed is wrong but don’t know why, this conversation is a great primer.
There’s some repetition throughout, which could be annoying to some and helpful for grasping the ideas to others. All of that said, I’d highly recommend ALSO hearing from Palestinian voices on this topic, but found this to be a helpful starting or reinforcing text.
This was a very informative read. There was some information I knew and some I didn’t have a full understanding of, and I think this is an excellent and accessible primer on relations between Israel and Palestine, on the Zionist colonial project, and on the cycle of escalating violence that is so powerfully framed by highly successful Israeli propaganda as terrorism and reasonable defence. For people who want to be informed outside of the charged media narrative, whether they just really don’t understand how it can be possible that this is a genocide or they can FEEL that what they’re being fed is wrong but don’t know why, this conversation is a great primer.
There’s some repetition throughout, which could be annoying to some and helpful for grasping the ideas to others. All of that said, I’d highly recommend ALSO hearing from Palestinian voices on this topic, but found this to be a helpful starting or reinforcing text.
thereadingsnail99's review against another edition
5.0
Very necessary read. Extremely disconcerting that it feels like you’re reading a live analysis of October/November 2023 when this is written years before.