Reviews tagging 'Death'

On Palestine by Ilan Pappé, Noam Chomsky

6 reviews

lillyneish's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, and Death

kase's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Racism, War, Confinement, Death, Deportation, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, and Xenophobia

196books's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Hate crime and Violence

booknerderika's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

4.75

This book was informative and brought up many crucial points for understanding the struggles of the Palestinian people. 

One reason, among many, that I appreciated the dialogue in this book was because of the insight that Ilan Pappé brought to the discussion. I think it is important to hear from former zionists because they can explain the mindset of the Israeli zionists from first-hand experience. 

One part in particular that has stuck with me is in regards to the comparison of Palestine/Israel to South Africa. It was mentioned that Israelis don't need Palestinians the same way that white South Africans needed black South Africans, which makes this issue so much more extreme. I had not considered that, but it makes so much sense when looking at the way Israel has treated the Palestinians, especially those in Gaza. 

This also helped shed light on the nature of the Israeli government by showing their continued pattern of disregarding ceasefire agreements. 

It's sad that this has been going on for so long and also frustrating that the US is continuing to contribute to the Israeli apartheid by funding and supporting it. It's also disgustingly appalling to see how Israel committed and continues to commit war crimes against Palestine with no repercussions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Confinement, and Hate crime

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and War

Minor: Murder, Child death, and Death

katharina90's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Great exchange between Chomsky and Pappé, both of whom are very knowledgeable but each from their own unique perspective. I only wish the conversation would have included a Palestinian scholar to round it out more.

The essays at the back mirror bits of the previous conversation. This might feel repetitive to some, but I think the essays add to the transcript.

It definitely helps to have at least a foundational understanding before diving into this book. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as a primer for anyone who is new to the topic. Although, if you started with the essays before reading the transcript, that might work.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Colonisation

Minor: Death, War, and Genocide

readingwithkaitlyn's review

informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Death, War, Child death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Murder, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Confinement, and Hate crime