In this groundbreaking book the outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines
the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of
Israel. This has been updated with a new afterword on the 2023 invasion of Gaza. 1. Palestine
was an Empty Land 2. The Jews were a people with out a land 3. Zionism is Judaism 4. Zionism is
not Colonialism 5. The Palestinians Voluntarily Left their Homelands in 1948 6. The June 1967
War was a war of ' No Choice' 7. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East 8. The
Myths about the Oslo Agreement 9. The Lies we tell about Gaza 10. The two state solution is the
only way forward
