Wow, great summary / review! Sad that antisemitism around WW2 led many Jews to flee (eg toward Israel) — though this history can’t justify a bunch of post-WW2 violence. 😂
Absolutely. Pappé makes it clear that Ben-Gurion knew that Israel could easily handle any military threat so their actions were excessive, to put it mildly.
Wow, great summary / review! Sad that antisemitism around WW2 led many Jews to flee (eg toward Israel) — though this history can’t justify a bunch of post-WW2 violence. 😂
Absolutely. Pappé makes it clear that Ben-Gurion knew that Israel could easily handle any military threat so their actions were excessive, to put it mildly.