Israel/Palestine

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A very strong and clear voice that does not shun ...

(Professor Ilan Pappe, University of Exet)

A very strong and clear voice that does not shun from exposing in full, and in a most accessible manner, the essence of Zionism and Israeli policies in Palestine. In a world confused by competing narratives, disinformation and fabrication, this book is an excellent guide for understanding the magnitude of the crimes committed against the Palestinians and the nature of their present suffering and oppression.

(Professor Ilan Pappe, University of Exeter, Israeli historian and author of 'The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine' (2007))

This book deals rationally and cogently with a topic that ...

(Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Pri)

This book deals rationally and cogently with a topic that almost always generates considerable heat even just with book titles. The reader may not agree with everything that White asserts but it is a highly commendable effort to throw light on a fraught subject.

(Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)

This book provides one of the best introductions to the ...

(Nur Masalha, Reader in Religion and Poli)

This book provides one of the best introductions to the Israel/Palestine conflict. It reveals what mainstream media in the West seeks to conceal from the public: that Israel has an apartheid regime which has been obsessed with demographic racism and ethnic cleansing ... The book provides an indispensable context for understanding the origins and consequences of the conflict.

(Nur Masalha, Reader in Religion and Politics, St Mary's University College (UK), and author of The Bible and Zionism (2007))

Is Israel an apartheid state? The answer to this question ...

(Co-founder of Electronic Intifada, autho)

Is Israel an apartheid state? The answer to this question has enormous implications ... The problem is that half the population it controls... is not Jewish. ... Ben White demonstrates that indeed Israel could have become and could not continue to be a "Jewish state" unless it used discriminatory tactics that resemble and often surpass those of apartheid South Africa.

(Co-founder of Electronic Intifada, author of 'One Country' (2007))

[This book] is a useful introduction to a vital debate. ...

(Crispin Blunt, Conservative Member of Pa)

[This book] is a useful introduction to a vital debate. To understand the challenges of the current situation in the Middle East we must revisit the long and often painful journey that led from the creation of Israel. This challenging new work unpicks some of the myths of that story and forces us all to look again at the reality of current Israeli policy towards the Palestinians.

(Crispin Blunt, Conservative Member of Parliament for Reigate)

There are always those who say the conflict in Palestine ...

(Karma Nabulsi, Oxford University academi)

There are always those who say the conflict in Palestine is too complicated for anyone to dare engage with it, much less understand it. ... [this book] takes on the most complex arenas of injustice and contested history, and renders them accessible, lucid, and morally compelling. Never compromising on the facts, its narrative both enlightens and inspires.

(Karma Nabulsi, Oxford University academic)

An essential guide for understanding the reality of Israeli apartheid ...

(Eyal Weizman, Israeli architect and auth)

An essential guide for understanding the reality of Israeli apartheid - both the history, and the day to day reality.

(Eyal Weizman, Israeli architect and author of 'Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation' (2007))

I am impressed by Ben White's clear-minded journalism and analysis. ...

(Harry Cohen, Labour Member of Parliament)

I am impressed by Ben White's clear-minded journalism and analysis. I have quoted from an article of his in a speech to The House of Commons. I feel sure his book will be of value in understanding the attitudes behind the Middle East division.

(Harry Cohen, Labour Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead)

White's book helps us see much more clearly both what ...

(Rev. Stephen Sizer, author of 'Zion's Ch)

White's book helps us see much more clearly both what is happening in Israel/Palestine but also what we must do about it. If you really care about peace in the Middle East, read this book. Then commit yourself to supporting non-violent proactive ways to bring justice with peace for both Israelis and Palestinians.

(Rev. Stephen Sizer, author of 'Zion's Christian Soldiers' (2007))

Ben White provides a lucid and essential account of the ...

(Ramzy Baroud, editor of the Palestine Ch)

Ben White provides a lucid and essential account of the roots, nature and development of Israeli Apartheid and the continued resistance ... His work cleverly unites the relevant past to the unbearable present ... His writing is dispassionate, clear and thoroughly substantiated.

(Ramzy Baroud, editor of the Palestine Chronicle website, journalist, and author of 'The Second Palestinian Intifada' (2006))

Ben White presents a book to be used and not ...

(Sami Awad, Executive Director of Holy La)

Ben White presents a book to be used and not only read. It is to be used by all those who are interested in taking a political and historic journey into the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and who are involved in moving beyond the historic narratives into creating a future where peace prevails in the Middle East.

(Sami Awad, Executive Director of Holy Land Trust, Bethlehem, Palestine)

This is not a story for the faint of heart ...

(Gary M. Burge, PhD. Wheaton College &)

This is not a story for the faint of heart but it is a necessary story, rarely told with such candour. This is also one of those rare books that will permanently change a reader's view of the world and inevitably force us to ask about our own country's complicity in this occupation.

(Gary M. Burge, PhD. Wheaton College & Graduate School, author of Whose Land? Whose Promise? (2003))

Ben White is an unusually measured and thoughtful commentator on ...

(Arthur Nelsen, author of 'Occupied Minds)

Ben White is an unusually measured and thoughtful commentator on the Israel/Palestine question. There aren't many writers on the region whose work demands attention for the quality of its insight and reliability of its research, but Ben is one of them.

(Arthur Nelsen, author of 'Occupied Minds' (2006))

In this book, Ben White, provides important insights on the ...

(Rev. Alex Awad, professor at Bethlehem B)

In this book, Ben White, provides important insights on the history and emergence of the state of Israel while simultaneously documenting the suffering, dispossession and dispersion of the Palestinian people from lands they controlled for hundreds of years. For the earnest scholar and serious student of the Israel/Palestine question, his research will prove most valuable.

(Rev. Alex Awad, professor at Bethlehem Bible College and pastor of East Jerusalem Baptist Church)

Western governments, including my own - Australia, have largely fallen ...

(Dr. Kevin Bray, Member of the National C)

Western governments, including my own - Australia, have largely fallen for Israel's 'victim' propaganda, and blame the Palestinians for what has happened. This book is a well documented rejoinder and should be read by all with a genuine concern for peace with justice for all the peoples of historic Palestine.

(Dr. Kevin Bray, Member of the National Council of Churches of Christ in Australia, Chair of the Canberra Ecumenical Working Group on Palestine-Israel and Chair of Australians for Justice and Peace in Palestine)

This is a very honest, clear and powerful book bringing ...

(Garth Hewitt, Canon of St. George's Cath)

This is a very honest, clear and powerful book bringing us face to face with the reality of what Israel has done and is doing to the Palestinians. It would be convenient to ignore it. It would be convenient to assume Ben has got it wrong - that it's not quite that bad. Sadly it is and we ignore it at everyone's peril.

(Garth Hewitt, Canon of St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem)

Ben White has a passionate commitment to justice and to ...

(Simon Barrow, Co-director, Ekklesia (UK-)

Ben White has a passionate commitment to justice and to facing difficult facts. This book is likely to produce strong reactions, but it will also hopefully provoke real thought.

(Simon Barrow, Co-director, Ekklesia (UK-based think tank))