The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Ilan Pappe (Auteur)
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Description du produit

The 1948 Palestine-Israel War is known to Israelis as 'The War
of Independence', but for Palestinians it will forever be the Nakba, the
`catastrophe'. Alongside the creation of the State of Israel, the end of
the war led to one of the largest forced migrations in modern history.
Around a million people were expelled from their homes at gunpoint,
civilians were massacred, and hundreds of Palestinian villages deliberately
destroyed. Though the truth about the mass expulsion has been
systematically distorted and suppressed, had it taken place in the
twenty-first century it could only have been called `ethnic cleansing'. Prominent Israeli academic Ilan Pappe argues passionately for the
international recognition of this tragedy. His groundbreaking and
controversial work sheds new light on the origins and development of the
Palestinian--Israeli conflict, asking questions that the world has so far
failed to ask to reveal the real story behind the events of 1948. Based on
meticulous research, including recently declassified Israeli archival
material, Dr. Pappe's vivid and timely account demonstrates conclusively
that `transfer' - a euphemism for ethnic cleansing - was from the start an
integral part of a carefully planned strategy, and lies at the root of
today's ongoing conflict in the Middle East.