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shay43geek's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Death and Torture
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
informative
sad
slow-paced
I enjoyed the parts about the author's life and family most, but the historical context was also enlightening. A bit dense, but consequently full of information.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Mass/school shootings
eslsilver's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War
stormborn_13's review against another edition
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Islamophobia and War
maregred's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War
ndpmclean's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
5.0
I am giving this 5.0 not necessarily because I enjoyed the read, because it was tough and slow going. But I am giving it 5.0 because I think it has given me confidence in knowing more about the historical context that makes our current global situation so temultuous. This is essential reading.
Content Warnings
Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
rachelfayreads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War
amandakitz's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Rashid Khalidi's history of the occupation in Palestine demonstrates his skills as a scholar as well as the importance of proximity to the conflict to bypass propaganda. Israel and the U.S. had strengths not only in sheer military force in the region but in their PR and propaganda campaigns, turning the world against the Palestinian cause. Khalidi's work counters that narrative skillfully through personal experience, interviews, scholarship, and proximity to the conflict.
Through the eyes of Khalidi, whose family, friends, and homeland in the Occupied Territories and in the diaspora were impacted severely by the Israeli occupation, we see an accounting of history from someone who has lived it. In his accounts of his father's and his own work in the UN and the contacts he had with the Fatah and the PLO, we see that he is not merely writing through personal experience as a Palestinian nor through pure scholarship as a leading historian in Palestinian Studies, but also as an advisor and envoy in peace talks with key leaders and politicians throughout the latter decades of the conflict. The personal, professional, and scholarly influences on his perspective form a well-rounded, clear picture of the situation and the factors at play.
Khalidi's writing style is far from dry and makes the complicated history of various Palestinian resistance groups and organizations easy to follow. The book was extremely well-organized, well-researched, and well-written, a masterclass in providing depth of scholarship without compromising accessibility. For those beginning the work of seeking the truth behind the propaganda, this is an excellent book I can easily recommend.
Through the eyes of Khalidi, whose family, friends, and homeland in the Occupied Territories and in the diaspora were impacted severely by the Israeli occupation, we see an accounting of history from someone who has lived it. In his accounts of his father's and his own work in the UN and the contacts he had with the Fatah and the PLO, we see that he is not merely writing through personal experience as a Palestinian nor through pure scholarship as a leading historian in Palestinian Studies, but also as an advisor and envoy in peace talks with key leaders and politicians throughout the latter decades of the conflict. The personal, professional, and scholarly influences on his perspective form a well-rounded, clear picture of the situation and the factors at play.
Khalidi's writing style is far from dry and makes the complicated history of various Palestinian resistance groups and organizations easy to follow. The book was extremely well-organized, well-researched, and well-written, a masterclass in providing depth of scholarship without compromising accessibility. For those beginning the work of seeking the truth behind the propaganda, this is an excellent book I can easily recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War
Crucial history of war necessarily contains descriptions of war, and crucial history of violent oppression and colonization necessarily contains descriptions of colonial violence, oppression, intentionally targeting civilians, and genocidal rhetoric, policies, and military campaigns. Engage with the understanding that, depending on your background, additional self-care and pacing may be required.crybabybea's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
5.0
Well researched and detailed. Rashid Khalidi offers a unique perspective as somebody whose family has been involved in Palestinian political activism for decades, and whose uncle was an active member of the United Nations and the Reform Party's representative on the Arab Higher Committee. Khalidi presents archives of his uncle's work and research, his own experience in negotiations and activism, and other anecdotal evidence from his peers and colleagues. The combination of sources used makes for a very thorough and persuasive analysis of Palestinian history.
In The Hundred Years' War on Palestine, Khalidi makes the argument that Palestine has been under siege from different opposing forces (but all connected to Zionism) since the Balfour Declaration in 1917. He explains how Zionism, with help from not only the Western powers, but further powered from the failure of the USSR and other Arab nations, resulted in an ongoing, hundred-year-long war against Palestine and its people.
I appreciated Khalidi's expansive analysis, and the fact that he attempted to check his own biases by explaining how Palestinian leaders and leaders of other Arab nations failed to take the necessary moves to help Palestine and its people. He also thoroughly explored just how severely the Palestinian people were set up to fail by powers around the world, and were never given a fighting chance or any authority over their future. I also thought it was interesting how Khalidi touched on how class differences affected the future of Palestine, as those of a higher class in Palestine and other Arab nations somewhat abandoned the Palestinian cause in favor of their own safety and privilege.
The actual text is quite dry and academic, made worse by my severely lacking knowledge of West Asia, its history, and its leading figures (I was googling something every 2 sentences), which made for very slow reading, but I believe the knowledge I gained thanks to the incredible research done by Rashid Khalidi makes up for the struggle I had.
In The Hundred Years' War on Palestine, Khalidi makes the argument that Palestine has been under siege from different opposing forces (but all connected to Zionism) since the Balfour Declaration in 1917. He explains how Zionism, with help from not only the Western powers, but further powered from the failure of the USSR and other Arab nations, resulted in an ongoing, hundred-year-long war against Palestine and its people.
I appreciated Khalidi's expansive analysis, and the fact that he attempted to check his own biases by explaining how Palestinian leaders and leaders of other Arab nations failed to take the necessary moves to help Palestine and its people. He also thoroughly explored just how severely the Palestinian people were set up to fail by powers around the world, and were never given a fighting chance or any authority over their future. I also thought it was interesting how Khalidi touched on how class differences affected the future of Palestine, as those of a higher class in Palestine and other Arab nations somewhat abandoned the Palestinian cause in favor of their own safety and privilege.
The actual text is quite dry and academic, made worse by my severely lacking knowledge of West Asia, its history, and its leading figures (I was googling something every 2 sentences), which made for very slow reading, but I believe the knowledge I gained thanks to the incredible research done by Rashid Khalidi makes up for the struggle I had.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Confinement and Torture
shellybelly108's review against another edition
informative
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Islamophobia, and War