The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

Ilan Pappe

Dec 2017 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Paul Boehmer

About this audiobook

Renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the State of Israel. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred, and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint. Denied for almost six decades, had it happened today it could only have been called "ethnic cleansing." Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left of their own accord in the course of this war, Ilan Pappe offers impressive archival evidence to demonstrate that, from its very inception, a central plank in Israel's founding ideology was the forcible removal of the indigenous population. This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the current crisis in the Middle East.

Ratings and reviews

that is one of the most honest and courageous books on the thorny subject of palestine...Thank you Ilan Pappe for your presence, the likes of you mean that there is still hope in this world

Fantastic account from Ilan Pappe, an excellent Jewish Israeli historian, explaining the real history of the suffering of the Palestinians leading to the creation of Israel in 1948

Easy to listen to if your laying in bed too lazy to hold a book like me

About the author

Ilan Pappe is professor of history at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author of over a dozen books, including the bestselling The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.

Paul Boehmer is a seasoned actor who has appeared on Broadway, film, and television, including The Thomas Crown Affair and All My Children. Coinciding with another of his passions, sci-fi, Paul has been cast in various roles in many episodes of Star Trek.