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A review by jazzzzzis
The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories by Ilan Pappé
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Readers should know going into this book, it is more of a history of the inner workings and bureaucracy (wow took me so long to spell that) of the Israeli occupation government and how occupation and oppression has been planned to the minute detail. It is less about the Palestinians and their experience. Pappé does state this in the beginning and makes it clear.
It was a challenging read for me since the it was a lot of inner bureaucratic terms and data. To be honest, I did skim many sections of this. I would not recommend this to someone who is beginning their journey to learn more about Palestine, but would recommend this to someone who is well-versed in political knowledge and already has a decent grasp of the main points of Palestine and it’s quest for liberation.
It was a challenging read for me since the it was a lot of inner bureaucratic terms and data. To be honest, I did skim many sections of this. I would not recommend this to someone who is beginning their journey to learn more about Palestine, but would recommend this to someone who is well-versed in political knowledge and already has a decent grasp of the main points of Palestine and it’s quest for liberation.