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Dr. Ilan Pappe challenges traditional Zionist narratives with archival research, reevaluating events like the 1948 War. He criticizes Israel's policies, emphasizing the moral duty of Jews to support the Palestinian cause.

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  • Dr. Ilan Pappe challenges traditional Zionist narratives through archival research, reevaluating events like the 1948 War with primary sources, highlighting the division of Palestine by King Abdullah and the Jewish Agency at the expense of Palestinians.
  • Dr. Pappe's disenchantment with Zionism and Israel's policies after the 1967 war led him to criticize Israel's obstruction of peace efforts, demonization of Palestinians, and the international community's failure to address Palestinian rights, emphasizing the moral duty of Jews to support the Palestinian cause and advocate for justice.

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New Historian Challenges Traditional Zionist Narratives

  • Dr. Ilan Pappe, a new historian, challenges traditional Zionist narratives with archival research.
  • The new history, along with Benny Morris and Elan Pape, reevaluates events like the 1948 War based on primary sources.
  • Dr. Pappe's book, "Collusion Across the Jordan," argues that King Abdullah and the Jewish Agency divided Palestine at the expense of Palestinians.
  • Moving from Iraq to Israel in 1950 was traumatic for Dr. Pappe and Iraqi Jews, facing cultural and societal challenges.
  • The Jewish community in Iraq had little connection to Zionism, which was seen as an Ashkenazi movement.
  • The 1967 war marked a turning point for Dr. Pappe, leading to his disenchantment with Zionism and Israel's policies.
  • Dr. Pappe criticizes Israel's obstruction of peace efforts, demonization of Palestinians, and the failure of the international community to address Palestinian rights.
  • He concludes by emphasizing the moral duty of Jews to support the Palestinian cause and advocate for justice.
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