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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

By: Rashid Khalidi
Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction
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This program includes an introduction read by the author.

A landmark history of 100 years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.

In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home in Palestine, wrote a letter aimed at Theodore Herzl: the country had an indigenous people who would not easily accept their own displacement. He warned of the perils ahead, ending his note, “in the name of God, let Palestine be left alone.” Thus Rashid Khalidi, al-Khalidi’s great-great-nephew, begins this sweeping history, the first general account of the conflict told from an explicitly Palestinian perspective.

Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members - mayors, judges, scholars, diplomats, and journalists - The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends accepted interpretations of the conflict, which tend, at best, to describe a tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same territory. Instead, Khalidi traces a hundred years of colonial war on the Palestinians, waged first by the Zionist movement and then Israel, but backed by Britain and the United States, the great powers of the age. He highlights the key episodes in this colonial campaign, from the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the destruction of Palestine in 1948, from Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon to the endless and futile peace process.

Original, authoritative, and important, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine is not a chronicle of victimization, nor does it whitewash the mistakes of Palestinian leaders or deny the emergence of national movements on both sides. In reevaluating the forces arrayed against the Palestinians, it offers an illuminating new view of a conflict that continues to this day.

Cover photograph © Amnon Bar Or--Tal Gazit Architects Ltd

©2020 Rashid Khalidi (P)2020 Macmillan Audio
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A must read!

A very well written and informative book. Incredible personal insight. I appreciate the detailed analysis of the Oslo negotiations and the subsequent attempts at re-starting negotiations in later years. I also appreciate the insight into the P.A.’s belief that they were able to recover some semblance of hope upon returning to Palestine and how their lack of strategic planning and belief in good faith actors ended up coming back to haunt them. The narrator did a wonderful job, very pleasant to listen to. A must read (or listen).

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Balanced critique

The author explains the origins of the Israel—Palestine conflict in vivid detail. Khalidi fairly evaluates the conditions faced by both sides, and the choices made by the individuals in positions of leadership and influence in the region. Highly recommended for its balanced critique.

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important

This should be required reading in the 21st century. The history of Palestine has never been more necessary to learn and understand. Palestine has always been a land with a people.

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Educational and eye opening

With a reasonably short and clear analysis, this book can help you understand both the past and the present of the conflict and injustices that need to be resolved, and important components of the way to move forward.

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Excellent read

Thorough and accurate information about catastrophe that is happening to Palestinians for the past 120 years

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I haven't been paying attention.

The book gives the Palestinian perspective and a chronology of events. I have learned a lot and am hopeful that I will be a better human.

The tidbit about Kushner sheds light on his recent comments regarding Gaza's coastal possibilities.

I will continue to learn about the Middle East and the USA's role in the conflict.

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Fascinating and Maddening

Heartbreaking history of a people who have been marginalized for so long. It’s a must read to help untangle Palestine’s destruction.

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so memorable and informative

it was a great, easy, informative read with loads of info on the internal dynamics of Palestinian politics.

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Excellent

Fantasic all around. Learned a lot & have quite a bit of thinking & processing to do.

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Necessary Context

Quick listen relative to the subject matter.

The Palestinian experience is vital if not critical to an understanding of the Israeli Hamas ‘War’.

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