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living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine

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“The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge” by Ilan Pappe [Book Review]

“The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge” by Ilan Pappe [Book Review]

Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe, takes the reader through the maze of knowledge creation in Israel and how that journey has interacted with power. The invaluable intellectual contribution and framing that Professor Pappe provides cannot be overstated. He documents for all serious researchers who follow how the dust (or more like blood) of Israel’s foundational moment has yet to settle. The events in and around 1948 that led to the creation of Israel and the colossal loss of Palestine were such a historic tragedy that even the well-oiled Israeli and Zionist public relations machines have been unable get traction to settle the historic account.