The Biggest Prison on Earth : A History of Gaza and the Occupied Territories (Hardcover)

from dougb56586

This book is about the Israeli governments treatment of the Palestinians living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip - territories which were seized by Israel in the 1967 Six-day War. Although I do not think the book is very well written, it covers an important subject and presents information the...

from barlow304

First, I must confess that I didn't quite finish the book. I quit on p. 204 out of 229. The book is a tedious read, full of administrative details and minutia no one really needs. That is not to say that it's not an important book. Controversial revisionist historian Ilan Pappe more than adequate...

from 1Randal

I have to admit, I could not finish this book. It became tedious, with so many details that the flow of the book just stopped. I'm sure that someone with a more academic "bent" will enjoy this, but it just wasn't for me. Sorry!

from lriley

An interesting look into the history of the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Pappé's documentary research into the papers of Israeli policy makers going all the way back to the foundation of the Israeli state makes it pretty clear that those policy makers have always intended...

from Elliot1822

The Biggest Prison on Earth A History of the Occupied Territories by Israel's historian Ilan Pappe presents the reader with a harsh, in your face look at the nuts and bolts of Israeli occupation. For 50 years later, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip shows no end in sight. Pap...