The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi | Book Club

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Pages to read: 255
ISBN: 9781250787651 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What were Theodor Herzl claims and how did Yusuf Diya respond?
•What happened to the Palestinian identity?
•What were Jews meant to bring to Palestine?
•What was the political and economic situation of Palestine before WWI?
•What was the political situation of Palestine after WWI?
•Is Palestine a colonial settler movement?
•How is Palestine presented by the Zionism movement before Jewish colonialization?
•What is the Balfour Declaration?
•Why did the British want Palestine?
•What methods were used in the British occupation of Palestine?
•What regions gained sovereignty after WWI?
•Which political entities governed Palestine historically?
•What caused Jews to immigrate to Palestine?
•What caused the 1936-1939 revolt and what was the outcome?
•How did the Palestine – Israel partition effect the Palestinian inhabitants?
•How did the Arab League effect Palestinians?
•How did the lack of a centralized state effect Palestine?
•What enabled the partition of Palestine into Israel and Palestine?
•What is Nakba?
•How did Nakba effect states beyond Palestine?
•How did the United States support Israel?
•How was the Fatah formed in 1959?
•What happened during the 1967 war?
•How did Security Council Resolution 242 effect Palestine?
•Was and is Israel facing an existential crisis?
•What did the Arab states during the 1960s-1970s think of Israel’s military power?
•What was the 1985 war?
•What is an Intifada?
•What is the PLO?
•What is Hamas?
•How did the USA Patriot Act of 2001 effect Palestine?
•How can the Palestine-Israel conflict be resolved?
•How is the United States perceived by Arab states?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.