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by: Norman G. Finkelstein, Norman Finkelstein
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9781859844427
ISBN: 1859844421
Label: W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2003-04
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Sales Rank: 273299
Studio: W. W. Norton & Company
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This polemical study systematically undermines the popular and scholarly representations of the Israel- Palestine conflict. Opening with a theoretical discussion of Zionism and its roots, Norman Finkelstein goes on to look at the demographic origins of the Palestinians, referencing the work of Joan Peters and critiquing the influential studies of both Benny Morris and Anita Shapira, and closes by demonstrating that the casting of Israel as the innocent victim of Arab aggression in the June 1967 and October 1973 wars is not supported by the documentary record.
In the material added for this new edition, including a new introduction, Finkelstein focuses his attention on the renewed efforts of scholars to justify the brutal actions of Israel in light of the ongoing failure of the peace process.
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Rating:  - An important book
The various arguments Finkelstein makes in this work can hardly be considered controversial. In fact, most historians/scholars recognize the general thrust of Finkelstein's arguments as a pretty standard historical perspective. Only in the United States (and right-wing elements of Israel) is this work considered controversial. This obviously has to do with political reasons (that's why the author was banned from Israel for 10 years). For example, let's take 1948. The 1967 war legitimized Israel's ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent
Dr. Norman Finkelstein has written a brilliant counter to those who defend avery facet of Israeli government policy against the Palestinians.
Rating: - Remarkable and even handed
For its small size this book possesses a wealth of resources. Finkelsteins exploration of the ideological continuity between America and Hitlers Nazi party is remarkable.
I am amazed by those who claim Finkelstein is not "even handed" approximatly 1000 Israelis (half soldiers) and 6000 Palestinians (mostly civilians) have been killed. For him to give each account of violence equal time would clearly drastically distort reality, no pun intended. Finkelstein doesnt have to "portray" Israel ... Read More
Rating: - Israel-Palestine Conflict
Prof. Norman Finkelstein's book debunks several of the historical myths. Some of the these concern the origin of the state of Israel, whose most ignominious episodes were the ethnic cleansing and destruction of hundreds of Palestinian villages in 1948. Other myths concern the nature of Palestine before the arrival of Zionist settlers, which Zionists try to portray as "a land without a people." To debunk these myths Finkelstein analyses in detail Benny Morris's Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem ... Read More
Rating:  - Selective Bias and Speculation
I just read chapter 1, pages 12-16 and Chapter 3, pages 51-68 of Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Norman G. Finkelstein (1995 edition). The first thing I noticed was that it was published by Verso Books, a far left publishing house not known for the academic standards that one would expect from Osprey Publishing (Efraim Karsh's publisher), Cambridge University Press (Benny Morris's publisher), or even John Wiley & Sons (Alan Dershowitz's publisher). Of course, this fact doesn't ... Read More
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