Ten Myths about Israel

Resumen del libro

In this groundbreaking book, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Occupation, the outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel. The "ten myths" that Pappe explores-repeated endlessly in the media, enforced by the military, accepted without question by the world's governments-reinforce the regional status quo. He explores the claim that Palestine was an empty land at the time of the Balfour Declaration, as well as the formation of Zionism and its role in the early decades of nation building.

He asks whether the Palestinians voluntarily left their homeland in 1948, and whether June 1967 was a war of "no choice." Turning to the myths surrounding the failures of the Camp David Accords and the official reasons for the attacks on Gaza, Pappe explains why the two-state solution is no longer viable.

Biografía del autor

Ilan Pappé es un profesor israelí de historia en la Universidad de Exeter, Reino Unido, co-director del Centro Exeter de Estudios Etno-Políticos y activista político. Anteriormente fue profesor de ciencias políticas en la Universidad de Haifa (1984-2007) y director del Instituto Emil Touma de Estudios Palestinos de Haifa (2000-2008). Pappé es autor de libros como La limpieza étnica de Palestina (2006), El Oriente Medio moderno (2005), Una historia de la Palestina moderna: una tierra, dos pueblos (2003) y Gran Bretaña y el conflicto árabe-israelí (1988).