The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917--2017

By: Rashid Khalidi

Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction

Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

This program includes an introduction read by the author.

A landmark history of 100 years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.

In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home in Palestine, wrote a letter aimed at Theodore Herzl: the country had an indigenous people who would not easily accept their own displacement. He warned of the perils ahead, ending his note, “in the name of God, let Palestine be left alone.” Thus Rashid Khalidi, al-Khalidi’s great-great-nephew, begins this sweeping history, the first general account of the conflict told from an explicitly Palestinian perspective.

Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members - mayors, judges, scholars, diplomats, and journalists - The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends accepted interpretations of the conflict, which tend, at best, to describe a tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same territory. Instead, Khalidi traces a hundred years of colonial war on the Palestinians, waged first by the Zionist movement and then Israel, but backed by Britain and the United States, the great powers of the age. He highlights the key episodes in this colonial campaign, from the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the destruction of Palestine in 1948, from Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon to the endless and futile peace process.

Original, authoritative, and important, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine is not a chronicle of victimization, nor does it whitewash the mistakes of Palestinian leaders or deny the emergence of national movements on both sides. In reevaluating the forces arrayed against the Palestinians, it offers an illuminating new view of a conflict that continues to this day.

Cover photograph © Amnon Bar Or--Tal Gazit Architects Ltd

©2020 Rashid Khalidi (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

fantastic, much needed narrative from palestinians

loved the work, ironically my gripe with physical book (lack of many large hi def images) is a green light for audible listeners to fully enjoy.

Insightful and compelling introduction

A very pertinent and impactful synthesis on the illegal and illegitimate occupation of Palestine. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Palestinian history or American international relations.

Insightful

Insightful and very informative. The breadth of the author’s knowledge and summation was very helpful in understanding a complex issue.

Great history

Hoping for peace soon. So many attempts at peace. The people are terrific on both sides. You should be leader for Palestine!

When will it be peaceful?

I liked that this book is based on facts regardless of who is right or wrong. All of this has come out in the open currently as we witness see saw of support for Israel vs Palestine. Hopefully in our lifetime, there will be actual peace in the middle east.

Definitive account

If you want to understand what is happening in Israel/Palestine right now, read this work by the leading scholar of Palestine’s modern history.

The Palestinian Historical Perspective

This is the best comprehensive history from the Palestinian perspective that I have found. Even handed and fair representation that you will not find in the media or western schoolbooks.

Fascinating and entertaining

Very well done exploration of this complex history. Really interesting and revealing, while presenting fair, practical information.

Heartbreaking Truths

I wanted facts about the current crisis and this book really provided them. It was very detailed and presented in a clear and unbiased manner. You end with an understanding of what started the conflict and why the conflict continues.

Well researched with resources

This is a must read for anyone precise details of the significant circumstances leading to the present crisis.