by Ilan Pappe
Roma (Sinti) 9
Romema 66, 68
Royal Monsue Hotel 25
Royal Peel commission 15
Rubinstein, Eliakim, ‘The Treatment of the Arab Question in Palestine in the post-1929
Period’ 265
Rupin, Arthur 63
Sa’ab, Nicola 206
Sabbarin 18, 108, 148, 231
Sabra 258
Sacher, Harry, Israel: The Establishment of Israel 266
Sadat, Anwar 240
Sadeh, Margo 19
Sadeh, Yitzhak 5, 19, 64, 69, 267, 270
Safad 97–8
Safafra see Saffuriyya
Saffuriyya 139, 150, 152, 172
Safsaf 181, 183, 184, 197, 216
Salama 139
Salameh, Hassan 70, 122
Saliha 192
Samakiyya 219
Samariyya 105
Samiramis Hotel 60
Samniyya 185
Samoa 258
al-Sanusi, Ramadan 195
Sarafand 202, 217
Saris 91
Sarraya House 60
Sa’sa 75, 77, 109, 111, 138, 181, 183, 197, 216
Sasson, Eliyahu 54, 65, 69, 74, 267
Sataf 232, 233
Schölch, Alexander, Palestine in Transformation, 1856–1882: Studies in Social Economic and Political Development 264
Sdeh Boker 37
security zones 42
Segev 150
Sejra 173
Sela, Palti 52, 102, 104, 114, 171, 265, 274
Shabak 6, 144
Shadmi, Yisca 202
Shafa ’Amr 115, 159
Shafir, Gershon 7, 8
Land, Labour and the Origins of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, 1882–1914 264
Shahak, Israel, Racism de l’état d’Israel 264
Shajara 88
Shalah, Shehadeh 208
Shaltiel, David 68
Shamir, Shlomo 119–20, 268
Sharett (Shertock), Moshe 18, 24, 38, 46, 47, 54, 211, 212, 214, 237, 267
Sharon, Ariel 26, 55, 83, 146, 194, 227, 243, 246, 249
Havat Hashikmim 146
Shatila 258
Shaykh Jarrah 68, 98, 99, 169
Shaykh Muwannis 103–4, 132, 257
Shefer, Yitzhak 19
Shefeya 21
Shenhav, Yehuda 254
Shiloah, Reuven 65
Shimoni, Yaacov 20, 157, 211, 213, 267, 277
Shinui Party 249
Shishakly, Adib 97, 108
Shitrit, Bechor 206, 211, 212, 213
Shitrit, Sami Shalom 254
Shlaim, Avi 263
Collusion 268
‘The Debate about 1948’ 268
The War For Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948 267, 274
Shoa xii, xvii, 27, 72
Shohat, Ella 254
Shu‘ayb, Nabi 172
Shu’fat 99
Shuweika 132, 194
Silwan 226
Simsim 146
Sinai, Zvi
The Alexandroni Brigade in the War of Independence 271, 276
The Carmeli Brigade in the War of Independence 271
Sindiyana 18, 108, 231
Sirin 105–6, 114
Skolnik, Joel 134
Sluzky, Yehuda
Summary of the Hagana Book 275
The Hagana Book 266
Smith, Barbara, The Roots of Separatism in Palestine: British Economic Policy 1920–1929 265
Smith, Charles D, Palestine and the Arab– Israeli Conflict 265, 266, 268
Smith, Colin, Fire in the Night: Wingate of Burma, Ethiopia and Zion 265
Soffer, Arnon 223
Sokoler, Mordechai 136
Spigel, Nahum 101
Stein, Kenneth, The Land Question in Palestine, 1917–1939 265
Sternhal, Zeev, The Founding Myths of Israel: Nationalism, Socialism, and the Making of the Jewish State 264
Stern Gang (Lehi) 45, 60, 67, 68, 90, 91, 202, 208
and Irgun 60, 68, 90, 202, 208
and split with Irgun 45
see also Deir Yassin massacre
Stockwell, Hugh 94, 95, 96
Stookey, Robert S., The Making of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 275
Suhmata 181, 218
Sumiriyya 141
Supreme Muslim Council 217
Syria 42
Tabash 150
tagmul 51
Taha, Muhammad Ali xi, 150
Tahon, Yaacov 63
Tal, David, War in Palestine, 1948: Strategy and Diplomacy 266
Tamari, Salim 98, 167, 273
Tamimi, Rafiq 121
Tamra 173
Tantura 113, 127, 133, 155, 165, 183, 197, 203, 210, 211
massacre at 133–7
Tarabin tribe 194
Tarbikha 74, 150, 181
Tarshiha 177, 178, 181, 182
Tayaha tribe 194
Taytaba 177
Tel-Amal 60
Tel-Aviv xi–xii, 65, 73, 140
World Heritage site xii
Tel-Aviv University 257
Tel-Litwinski 202
Tel-Qisan 150
Teveth, Shabtai, Ben-Gurion and the Palestinian Arabs: From Peace to War 266
The Encyclopedia of Palestine 277
Tiberias 68, 92, 216, 218
tihur 72, 131–3, 147, 182
Tira 132
Tirat al-Lawz 160
Tirat Hacarmel 160, 227
Tirat Haifa 110, 132, 155, 159, 160, 161, 163, 227, 258
transfer committee 63
Transjordan 42, 43, 116, 118–19, 144, 191
Treasurer, the (ha-gizbar) 20
Tripp, Charles, ‘Iraq and the 1948 War: Mirror of Iraq’s Disorder’ 267
Tubi, Tawfiq 207
Tul-Karem 149, 176
typhoid 100, 101, 193
Ubaydiyya 80
Ulizki, Yossef, From Events to a War 279
Ulmaniyya 80
Ulmaz, Ihasn Qam 97
Umm al-Fahm 108, 195
Umm al-Faraj 141, 220
Umm al-Shauf 108
Umm al-Zinat 21, 22, 138, 231
Umm Khalid 203
Umm Rashrash 193
United Nations 126
Council for Human Rights 2
Palestine Conciliation Commission 188, 195, 237
partition plan 31–3
Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) 236, 237
Resolution 181 29–38, 42, 43, 46, 50, 99, 109, 115, 126, 143, 174, 190
Resolution 194 146, 188, 212, 215, 235, 236, 237
UNSCOP 31–5
urbicide 91–114, 170
village files 17–22, 28, 45, 62, 125
Village Leagues 55
Wa’arat al-Sarris 109
Wadi Ara 82, 108, 129, 139, 176, 180, 189, 194, 258
Wadi Hawarith 218
Wadi Milk 21
Wadi Nisnas 207, 208
Wadi Rushmiyya 59
Wadi Unayn 219
Waldheim 103
war crimes 5, 7, 110, 143, 183–5, 197, 209
Weitz, Yossef 17–18, 23, 38, 61–4, 77, 79, 80, 110, 147, 211–13, 221, 232, 267
diary of 38, 79–80, 266, 270, 271, 274, 280
Weizmann Institute 73
West Bank 26, 32, 42, 43, 55, 69, 84, 101, 108, 117, 119–21, 127, 129, 140, 164, 181, 191–2, 193, 200, 223, 235, 239, 240, 242, 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 255, 260
and Jewish settlements 69, 84, 101, 238
see also Abdullah, king of Jordan
Wheeler, Keith 168
‘White City’ xi
Wikipedia 3–4
Williams, Rees 272
Wingate, Orde Charles 15–16, 55, 56, 64
Yaad 150
Yadin, Yigael 5, 22, 64, 66, 69, 74–5, 83–4, 101, 113, 159, 175, 197, 202, 267, 269, 270, 273
Yad Mordechai 84
Yahav, Dan, Purity of Arms: Ethos, Myth and Reality 279
Yahudiyya 139
Yajur 109
Yalu 169
Yazur 139, 219
Yechiam 141, 142
Yehoshua plan see Plan D
Yibneh 147
Yiftach Brigade 141
Yirmiya, Dov 192, 278
Yisrael Beytenu Party 250
Yoqneam 79
yotzma 51
Zacharia, C.E., Palestine and the Palestinians 264
Zaghmout, Muhammad Mahmnud Nasir 184
Zarain 114
Zarughara 219
Zaydan, Fahim 90
Zayd, Giyora 79
Zayta 177, 190
Zeevi, Rehavam 6
Zib 141, 142, 217
Zikhron Yaacov 21, 134, 136
Zionist Movement xvi, 5, 7, 8, 16, 17, 22–32, 35, 36, 41, 43, 49, 81, 115, 121, 123, 128, 145, 161
ideological motivation xii–xvi, 10–15, 16, 41, 42, 47, 49, 105, 234
Zippori 153
Zochrot 259
Zuba 232
al-Zu’bi, Mubarak al-Haj 106
Zu’biyya clan 114
THE IRON CAGE THE STORY OF THE PALESTINIAN STRUGGLE FOR STATEHOOD
RASHID KHALIDI
At a time when a lasting peace between Palestinians and the Israelis seems virtually unattainable, understanding the roots of the longest-running conflict in the Middle East is an essential step in restoring hope to the region. In The Iron Cage, Rashid Khalidi, one of the most respected historians and political observers of the Middle East, examines Palestine’s struggle for statehood, presenting a succinct and insightful history of the Palestinian people and their leadership in the twentieth century.
Ranging from the Palestinian struggle against colonial rule and the establishment of the State of Israel, through the eras of the PLO, the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas, this is an unflinching and sobering critique of the Palestinian failure to achieve statehood, as well as a balanced account of the odds ranged against them. Rashid Khalidi’s engrossing narrative of this tortuous history is required reading for anyone concerned about peace in the Middle East.
Rashid Khalidi, author of Resurrecting Empire and the award-winning Palestinian Identity, holds the Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies at Columbia University, where he heads the Middle East Institute.
“Khalidi, tackling ‘historical amnesia’, brilliantly analyses the structural handicap which hobbled the Palestinians throughout 30 years of British rule . . . [restoring] the Palestinians to something more than victims, acknowledging that for all their disadvantages, they have played their role and can (and must) still do so to determine their own fate.”
—The Guardian
“Rashid Khalidi’s Iron Cage is a must-read historical and political study of the Palestinian national movement . . . richly illuminating.”
—Middle East Journal
“Magisterial in scope, meticulous in its attention to detail, and decidedly dispassionate in its analysis, The Iron Cage is destined to be a benchmark of its genre.”
—Tikkun
Hardback · 328pp · £16.99 · 978–1–85168–532–5
OUR SACRED LAND VOICES OF THE PALESTINE–ISRAELI CONFLICT KENIZÉ MOURAD
These are the stories of two groups of people who live a life in terror, blaming each other for the continuation of the conflict, but this book is also a cry for a peace that acknowledges injustice and offers dignity to all.
Our Sacred Earth: Voices from the Palestine–Israeli Conflict is a powerful, shocking and profoundly moving collection of testimonies from Palestinians, Israelis, Christians and volunteer workers, each telling their own story about life in the disputed territories. The accounts come not only from adults, but also from Arab and Jewish children such as Imad, whose young cousin was killed by Israeli gunfire. Other first-hand accounts come from both the relatives and the victims of suicide bombers, and from both settlers and the re-homed alike.
Kenizé Mourad was born to an Indian father and a Turkish mother and has spent most of her professional career at the French political magazine Le Nouvel Observateur for whom she covered the Iranian revolutions and the Lebanese civil war.
“The pages of this book quite rightly drag us out of our dangerous apathy and call for the rebirth of hope even from the depths of the darkest despair.”
—Le Monde
“A book of hope that reconciles us with humanity.”
—Marie-Claire
“Kenizé Mourad has brought [Palestinian and Israeli] voices onto the printed page, with all their heartache and complexity, giving us a rare and moving insight into the minds and souls of the victims on both sides.”
—Howard Zinn, author of the bestselling A People’s History of the United States
Paperback · 256pp · £10.99/US $16.95 · 978–1–85168–357–4
WHY THEY DON’T HATE US LIFTING THE VEIL ON THE AXIS OF EVIL
MARK LEVINE
Is the Muslim world really a seething mass of anti-Western hatred? Why has the US invasion of Iraq been so problematic?
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, Western commentators largely ignorant of the Muslim world were quick to see events in terms of “them” and “us”. Professor LeVine argues that it is grossly simplistic to suppose that the 280 million inhabitants of the Middle East and North Africa think and act as one, and that, for the most part, they don’t hate America. The barrier to greater understanding between the West and the Muslim World is not, the author asserts, the ‘Axis of Evil’, but an ‘axis of arrogance and ignorance’.
Persuasive and powerful, Why They Don’t Hate Us cuts through cultural, media and religious stereotypes to reveal the fatal flaws in the attitudes of Americans, Europeans, and Muslims towards each other as the world rushes headlong into the era of globalization. Based on detailed research from Casablanca to Baghdad, this book shakes the foundations of our knowledge of the Middle East and, as important, sets out an alternative roadmap for better relations between the West and the Muslim world.
Mark LeVine is Professor of History at the University of California-Irvine. Historical consultant for the Oscar-nominated and double Emmy award-winning Promises documentary, he is the author and editor of over half a dozen books on the Middle East.
“Perceptive, cosmopolitan, and dazzlingly well-informed”
—Thomas Frank, author of What’s the Matter with Kansas?
“Such a wealth of statistical detail that even the most gung-ho advocate of IMF and World Bank programmes must pause for thought.”
—The Economist
“Detonates the uneasy but nonetheless profound complacency that seems to have invaded politics. LeVine is absolutely right and, indeed, quite brave to insist on the reality of complexity.”
—The Sunday Times
“Mark LeVine is a wandering minstrel who also happens to be a brilliant Middle Eastern scholar. The chronicle of his travels in post-invasion Iraq and the role of chaos in US policy there are a must read for anyone who wants to understand the full complexity of America’s Iraq.”
—Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz and Dead Cities
Hardback · 456pp · £16.99/US $27.50 · 978–1–85168–365–9
THE PALESTINE–ISRAELI CONFLICT A BEGINNER’S GUIDE
DAN COHN-SHERBOK & DAWOUD EL-ALAMI
Jointly authored by an American rabbi and Professor of Judaism, and a Palestinian lecturer on Islam, this bestselling introduction offers a thorough and accessible account of the Palestine-Israeli conflict past, present and future. The result is a real insight into the bitter truths at the heart of this situation, with each author giving full vent to the emotions behind the two sides of the debate without avoiding any issues, however confrontational and conflict-ridden.