Palestine! a new book and a related lecture

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (DS119.7 P39 2007)tells how nearly one million Palestinians were expelled from their homes at gunpoint, civilians were massacred, and hundreds of villages were destroyed in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. What makes this a gripping story is that author Ilan Pappe is a renowmed Israeli historian.In his acknowledgement to his family, he says, "This book is another attempt to tell them, as much as anyone else, why our beloved country is devastated, hopeless, and torn by hatred and bloodshed."

And on Thursday, November 19, at 11 a.m. in Cafeteria East, another Israeli-born activist for the Palestinian cause will be speaking. Miko Peled is the son of General Matti Peled, who fought in the Six-Day War of 1967. Miko is described by SWC Professor Alejandro Orozco as the "Jewish Jason Bourne", having fought with the Israeli defense forces and been a frogman. Go to Peled's lecture and then read Pappe's book. There is hope for Israel and Palestine.