Righteous victims
by Benny Morris · first published 1999
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"Righteous Victims, is a comprehensive and objective history of the long battle between Arabs and Jews for possession of a land they both call home."--BOOK JACKET. "Professor Morris finds the roots of this conflict in the deep religious, ethnic, and political differences between the Zionist immigrants and the native Arab population of Palestine."--BOOK JACKET. "Tracing the successes and failures of politicians, generals, and diplomats in both camps, he regards their actions and plight with accuracy and empathy, drawing on archival materials, memoirs, and secondary works to give a vivid accoun
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Benny Morris's book Righteous Victims seems to be a reliable source of information about the conflict. He's a an Israeli history professor, not exactly a virulent antisemite. It's worth noting that he describes the trigger for unrest leading…
on “Israel to destroy Palestinians' solar panels” ↗…true: we have documentary evidence that Egypt had a plan to preemptively invade. Again: cite a book where you're getting this stuff from. In addition to WP and AskHistorians, I'm citing Benny Morris (Righteous Victims), who is unsparing of Israel's complicity in the Six Day War and, most importantly, in its aftermath. I'm interested in where you could possibly have been getting the details you're confidently providing…
on “Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims” ↗…this plan and then carried it out. In contrast, it's fairly clear now that Egypt did not plan to invade Israel in June 1967, and was not in any position to do so. Like you, I've also read Benny Morris' Righteous Victims (which only has a relatively short section on the lead-up to the 1967 war). The two points I've been making here are: 1. The traditional narrative that Israel fought a defensive war in 1967 is highly…
on “Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims” ↗…https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_1948_Palestini... This page mostly supports bjourne but interestingly is also full of quotes that support what I learned: > Furthermore, in his comprehensive book on the Arab–Israeli conflict, Righteous Victims, Morris wrote: >> In some areas Arab commanders ordered the villagers to evacuate to clear the ground for military purposes or to prevent surrender. More than half a dozen villages ... were abandoned…
on “Israel tries to limit fallout from the Pegasus spyware scandal” ↗Righteous Victims has 2 whole chapters on the leadup to the Six Days War, which is like the centerpiece of the book. You can't be citing Righteous Victims, because it strenuously disagrees with virtually everything you've…
on “Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims” ↗