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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
This was a pretty wonderful introduction to the Israel-Palestine Conflict. While many of the names of key players and events initially went over my head because the Pappe and Chomsky have elucidated the history in detail elsewhere over their careers, that was okay because a general history is not what I was looking for in this book. What I was looking for was an erudite presentation of practical steps to take as a Westerner and how we should be conceptualising the conflict in order to make real change on the ground in Palestine, and that was granted in excess of my expectations. I enjoyed the mixed-form of the book which included conversations, interviews, essays, and speeches. It was able to expand ideas in multiple formats which, while repetitive towards the end, emphasised in different contexts and different words the plight of Palestinians. Repetition is not necessarily bad when articulating the need for universal human rights. In my opinion that should be articulated repeatedly from now until forever. I am now going to follow this up with an Australian-centred book about my own Government's support as I know that where the US is putting their money, so too is Australia.
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
Definitely a useful book in some ways for learning more about Palestine. I don't love books that flip between structures and this had a collection of conversation transcripts, essays converted from media articles, a speech and one essay that I think was actually purpose written for the book. I felt like the last two chapters were way too repetitive, to the point where I actually don't understand why you'd include both
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, War
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Xenophobia
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reflective
sad
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challenging
dark
emotional
informative
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tense
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Really informative on the history of Palestine and Israel as a settler state, with some interesting perspective and direct Israeli knowledge.
informative
the mention of the illegally occupied golan heights while hearing about israels now unfolding expansion plans there from a tv news speaker was something. the most terrifying part about this is the remaining apathy from the vast majority of the west when everything has been obvious and known, and is happening in front of our eyes in probably full fruition now
informative
medium-paced