Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-10-24
Books mentioned on The Jewish Left Is Trying to Hold Two Thoughts at Once
Spencer Ackerman recommended The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi and others and Israel's Secret Wars by Ian Black. Peter Beinart recommended The Question of Palestine by Edward W. Said and Strangers in the House by Raja Shehadeh.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi is a comprehensive historical account examining the century-long conflict and displacement of Palestinians through the lens of settler colonialism.
Recommended“Ezra first I would recommend reading the 100 Years War on Palestine by the historian that is a Palestinian a very accessible Palestinian history as prey to the conflict beginning in the you know beginning of the 20th century to the early 21st”
Where to get it
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Israel's Secret Wars
Israel's Secret Wars by Ian Black and Benny Morris is a comprehensive historical account detailing the origins, evolution, and covert operations of the Israeli intelligence services and their profound impact on national statecraft.
Recommended“and then finally I would recommend Benny moris and my former Guardian colleague Ian Black's book Israel's Secret Wars which is a history of the rise of the Israeli intelligence services and their role in statecraft in Israel also has some simply incredible stories that are amazing to believe or true”
Where to get it
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The Question of Palestine
The Question of Palestine by Edward W.
Recommended“the first is Edward s's kind of classic book the question of Palestine in 1979 which really lays out the Palestinian experience”
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Strangers in the House
Strangers in the House is a powerful memoir by Raja Shehadeh that documents personal and political life under occupation.
Recommended“the second is rajer Shah's Memoir strangers in the house Spencer mentioned the nakba”
Where to get it
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“Spencer araman is a national security reporter pulzer Prize winner author of the newsletter forever Wars author of The Great Book on post 911 politics Reign of Terror”