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The Invention of the Land of Israel: From Holy Land to Homeland 1st Edition, Kindle Edition
by Shlomo Sand (Author), Geremy Forman (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (238)
What is a homeland? When does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for such places throughout the twentieth century? What is the essence of the Promised Land?
Following the acclaimed and controversial The Invention of the Jewish People, Shlomo Sand examines the mysterious sacred land that has become the site of the longest-running national struggle of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Invention of the Land of Israel deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the Holy Land and the prejudices that continue to suffocate it. The invention of the modern concept of the "Land of Israel" in the nineteenth century, he argues, not only facilitated the colonization of the Middle East and the establishment of the State of Israel, it is also what is threatening Israel's existence today.
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"Anyone interested in understanding the contemporary Middle East should read this book."--Tony Judt, In praise of The Invention of the Jewish People
"Perhaps books combining passion and erudition don't change political situations, but if they did, this one would count as a landmark."--Eric Hobsbawm, In praise of The Invention of the Jewish People
"A thought-provoking, readable, and important work."--Publisher's Weekly
..". there is much to enjoy and learn in the evidence in the potentially incendiary material [Shlomo Sand] assembles here."--Electronic Intifada
"[Sand] critically consider the ways in which the Zionist colonization of Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel have been justified by claims of ancestral lands, historical rights, and millennia-old national yearnings, all of which he proceeds to critically undermine as either justifiable reasons for mastery over the land of Palestine/Israel or even representative of longstanding mass Jewish aspirations."--Book News
"This groundbreaking new historical work from a highly controversial author undoes the myth of the Jewish people's historical right to the 'Land of Israel.'"--SirReadaLot.org
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5.0 out of 5 stars Open Your Eyes and Mind.
Reviewed in Australia on 27 August 2016
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A "Must Read" book for everyone, especially the ones who turn blind eye to the politics of the Zionist..
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Ana
5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal gift for those who study History and Politics
Reviewed in Spain on 3 February 2025
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It arrived in great condition. The birthday person loved it! Perfect gift for those who like to explore Historical and Political themes and perspectives.
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Helene Hanna
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book
Reviewed in France on 15 September 2014
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Finally the truth told by an indigenous man about the reality of this state, We have often been bassoon with countertruths, that the author's merit is tenfold and his courage also to counter a devastating current.
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Dyana
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly informative. A joyous read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2013
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This is an extremely well researched and elegantly written book. The story with supporting theories and arguments is rolled out with with robust vigour and delightful threads of humour and irony which make the reading delightful." The Invention Of The Land Of Israel" is a very valuable contribution to this field of enquiry. The references to the vast literature that he has mastered in the putting together of this book makes me want to explore these sources myself and acquire something of the expertise that the author shows.
I am also reading "The Invention of the Jewish People" which is also just wonderful. Waiting in the wings I have also "On THe Nation and the 'Jewish People'" to look forward to.
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Issa Tawil
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book by a very courageous man.
Reviewed in Canada on 16 June 2014
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A book that people around the world should read to understand the Palestinian plight and how they lost their identity.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Complement!
Reviewed in the United States on 6 December 2012
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The Invention of the Land of Israel by Shlomo Sand
"The Invention of the Land of Israel" is the follow up to the fascinating and controversial "The Invention of the Jewish People". This excellent book serves as a complementary addition to the aforementioned book and fills gaps left behind. Historian and outspoken professor, Shlomo Sand does it again with this enlightening and educational book that reveals the history behind the Land of Israel. This 304-page book is composed of the following five chapters: 1. Making Homelands: Biological Imperative or National Property?, 2. Mytherritory: In the Beginning, God Promised the Land, 3. Toward a Christian Zionism: and Balfour Promised the Land, 4. Zionism Versus Judaism: The Conquest of "Ethnic" Space, and 5. Conclusion: The Sad Tale of the Frog and the Scorpion.
Positives:
1. A well-researched and well-cited book that takes you into the always fascinating world of Jewish history.
2. As candid and forthright a book as you will find. Professor Sand provides solid and well-cited evidence in support of his arguments.
3. Enlightening and thought-provoking book to say the least.
4. An excellent complement to his best-selling book "The Invention of the Jewish People".
5. The myth that was the forced uprooting of the "Jewish people."
6. The book does a wonderful job of explaining how the dissemination of a formative historical mythos occurred. "Never did I accept the idea of the Jews' historical rights to the Promised Land as self-evident."
7. Clarifies some of the misunderstood points made in his previous book.
8. Professor Sand takes pride in his historical scholarship and it shows. The quest for primary sources. The author does a good job of letting the readers know what he does have a good handle on and what he doesn't.
9. Explains what really precipitated the establishment of the State of Israel.
10. The book achieves its goal of tracing the ways in which the "Land of Israel" was invented.
11. The book achieves the main goal of disparaging the official historiography of the Zionist Israeli establishment.
12. The notion of "homeland" in perspective. "It is important to remember that homelands did not produce nationalism, but rather the opposite: homelands emerged from nationalism." The concept of territorial entity.
13. Was the Land of Israel the ancestral land of the descendants of the children of Israel? A biblical perspective...
14. The great minds behind the Jewish connection with the Land of Israel. Fascinating history.
15. The history of the three main revolts. Their causes and results.
16. The factors that revitalized interest over the Holy Land for all three Abrahamic religions.
17. The evolution of Zionism including the Christian variety. The colonization of the Middle East. The main players and factors involved. The Balfour Declaration.
18. An interesting look at the Arab inhabitants of Palestine. The increasing use of the moral superweapon "historical right."
19. A condensed history of the Diaspora. Zionism versus Judaism.
20. The "redemption" of the land to "Judaization of the country". The 1947 resolution regarding the partition of Palestine. The acquisition of land. The three most significant moments in the long history of the occupations and the settlements in the occupied territories that most likely were decisive in shaping the future of Israel and its neighbors.
21. An excellent final chapter that summarizes the main points of this interesting book.
22. Excellent citations.
Negatives:
1. Lack of visual aids to assist the reader. As an example, maps would have added much value.
2. The book at times is repetitive.
3. No formal bibliography.
4. A cast of characters, timelines, even glossaries would have immensely assisted an American audience that may not be familiar with this fascinating history.
5. The book lacks panache. English is not the author's main language. This book is about substance over style.
In summary, this is a fascinating and enlightening book. I really enjoyed it and I must thank the author for the education. Professor Sand succeeds in educating the reader on the history of the "Land of Israel". It's a great complement to his previous best-selling book. I highly recommend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Book by Shlomo Sand!
Reviewed in Italy on 20 May 2024
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The book everybody should read to understand the extent of the lies the people have been fed with for decades over the situation in Palestine. This book is very well written and digestible. Highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sand's viewpoint well documented
Reviewed in the United States on 25 March 2013
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Sand makes very interesting, compelling arguments that enlarge one's understanding of a complex situation.
He discusses Judaism as a religion and dismisses the notion of Jews as a "a people" by "blood" and categorizes Jews as simply those who belong to the Jewish religion. On that basis, why not give Catholics their own state, he reasons. But Jews are members not only of a religious group but of a cultural group, a wider and more inclusive definition than he allows. Just as Kurds want their own homeland or the Irish wanted their own state, so do the Jews. He counters that Jews were not struggling to repopulate Palestine until recently, that most Jews remained in the respective countries in which they were born, even despite persecution. And when they did move, they moved to neighboring states that welcomed them. However, that same thing was true of other persecuted minorities--they moved close by, they moved to areas where they could get work, where relatives already lived. People did not really set out for lands unknown until settlement in the New World, the Americas, began. Greater knowledge has made choices more available and understandable for many people now; these options didn't exist in a real and practical sense for the average household throughout most of European history.
In short, Sands book(s) allow the reader to understand a perspective with which he may be unfamiliar; it allows the reader to evaluate his own positions more carefully and realize there are other, often diametrically opposed opinions, that have validity. The careful reader can come away from reading, I think, with a broader understanding of the issues, a more empathic understanding of the complexities of the situation and, perhaps, a renewed understanding of the basis of his own viewpoint . This book evokes a reasoned discussion with a scholar, not an exchange of slogans.
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K. Brothers
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for understanding the origins of "Israel"
Reviewed in Canada on 15 September 2019
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Jewish Israeli historian Shlomo Sand's research into the origin of the concept of Israel as a Jewish homeland follows his research into the actual origin of (most of) the Jewish people today. These should be required reading for all those who are passionate about this issue.
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Anorak44
5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful demolition of the "mythos of a stolen land"
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2013
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This book is not the easiest of reads. It is densely academic in places, repetitive in others, and dwells for too long (chapter 1) on the theory of national homelands. But at its heart this book has a controversial truth which, on the basis of Professor Sand's compelling analysis, is difficult to dispute: that "the mythos of a wandering Jewish people that was uprooted from its homeland two thousand years ago...is based entirely on historical fabrications" (p255).
One-by-one Sand demolishes the pillars upon which the "demon of mythic territoriality" has been built by modern-day Zionists. He notes the Zionists' misuse of the Bible as a "title deed for Palestine", the anachronistic use of the term Israel by Zionists (in fact the land was called Canaan and Jerusalem itself was in Judea), the opposition of most of the pre-1939 rabbinate to Zionism, and the fact that until the US and European nations closed their doors to Jewish immigration in the early 20th century, there were hardly any Jewish immigrants who actually wanted to move to "the land of Israel". This was because few saw it as their 'home'. Indeed, there were few Jews who even wished to make pilgrimage to the Holy Land; it was the Christians whose religious zeal caused them to flock to Jerusalem. The founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, would actually have been happy with Argentina or Uganda as a Jewish national home (p197). But the rise of 20th century nationalism combined with anti-Semitism in Europe and restrictive immigration policies in the US to create "a dangerous ethnoterritorial policy" (p252) which led to the creation of the state of Israel, the ethnic cleansing of over 700,000 Palestinians (which Professor Sand documents in a powerful Afterword section) and the brutality of occupation, dispossession and displacement.
This book is not without its flaws (inexplicably, for a revisionist historian, Professor Sand seems to attribute no responsibility to Israel for the annexationist war in 1967), but even allowing for these, this is a powerful book which deserves a wide audience. The Zionists will condemn Professor Sand as a "self-hating Jew", but I doubt they will be able to counter his inexorable logic.
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Dioniso
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfetto
Reviewed in Italy on 27 September 2024
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Belisarius
4.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opening
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2013
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This is a fascinating and eye-opening work. For non-Jews, access to recent Jewish history tends to be limited to books on the Holocaust or Jewish persecution in Europe and it's refreshing to discover so much more about Jewish history and Judaism. I'm not that interested in the current political dimension so I'm unable to comment about any bias in professor Sand's book and having read a few negative comments, I feel it is a pity that many of the sources cited by Professor Sand are written in Hebrew and not generally availble in the West. That said, the book appears to be fairly objective in it's treament of Jewish history and well worth a read, whatever your political background or inclination.
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David Marley
4.0 out of 5 stars Truth about Israel
Reviewed in the United States on 16 January 2014
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Solomon Sand begins this book with a description of his service during the six day war in 1967. He was traumatised by the ruthless way in which his comrades treated Arab prisoners and civilians during that conflict, which lasted more than six days of course. One may say that it has never really ended. As a historian at the University of Tel Aviv Sand has made I an intensive study of the mythology of Zionism and how the state of Israel has used this mythology to justify the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the land. This book is a worthy sequel to his 'The Invention of the Jewish People' and thoroughly recommended.
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Yallayalla
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.
Reviewed in Canada on 29 January 2015
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Sand is very interesting.
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Samuel BC McAusland
5.0 out of 5 stars The Invention of the Land of Israel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2013
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An excellent, if scholarly, read. It is a book to be studied rather than read from cover to cover at a sitting. It does expose many of the myths about the country of Israel without resorting to abuse or slander. A factual guide to a difficult subject. I don't regret buying it for a second.
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catprincess
5.0 out of 5 stars Historical insights
Reviewed in the United States on 11 January 2015
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Just an incredible book. Mr. Sand is an excellent writer and it is a joy to read his prose. He does not make blanket statements without backing them up with scholarly facts. This is like a follow-up to his first book," The invention of the Jewish people". IT really opens up the mind and helps in seeing this part of the world in a different light. All his books should be required reading in academia with respects to world history.
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IWK
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on 8 January 2017
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Interesting book on an interesting topic
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David J. Osman
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for those interested in Jewish history.
Reviewed in the United States on 21 March 2014
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As a Jew, and a supporter of Israel, but one who supports the Palestinian right to have a state of their own, and who sometimes questions whether or not the Israeli government is sincere when they proclaim they are for a two state solution as well, this book has allowed me to distinguish between myths and facts while attempting to understand the difficulty Jews and Palestinians have in finding a path toward a lasting peace.
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Ahmad El-kays
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on 6 April 2017
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must read
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HaimBresh
5.0 out of 5 stars A new take over the question of Palestine!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2013
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This is most innovative book by Shlomo Sand, a continuation of his earlier The Invention of the Jewish People, and even more brilliant than the first one. It is a thorough debunking of Zionist myths and propaganda about the territorial claims over Palestine, with a wide range of Hebrew and other sources. Sand is probably the most crucial historian writing about the conflict, and this book is a must read for anyone who is interested in the Palestinian conflict.
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Sam Marten
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 May 2013
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This book gives an alternative yet more believable account of the history of the created State of Israel. It doesn't matter whether you agree with the facts and insights given here. It has reinforced my beliefs and view that two wrongs does not make a right, no matter how you look at it and how much justification you find for that wrong through historical, racial and religious mythology.
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Evalyn F. Segal
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish everyone interested in Palestine/Israel would read this
Reviewed in the United States on 7 May 2013
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This book is as good as Sand's first one, "The invention of the Jewish people." He demonstrates very convincingly that Jews never owned Palestine, not at any time in history, and consequently they have no right to advance a historical claim to it now. The people who lived there through the centuries were a mix of Hebrews who converted to Islam when the Arabs moved in, and Arabs, and some Hebrews and others who converted to Christianity and then some converted again to Islam and some remained Christians. If anyone has a claim to Palestine, it is the Palestinians who inhabited the land for centuries, some of whom are probably the descendents of some of the original Hebrews (although most of the Hebrews scattered throughout the Mediterranean in Roman times, according to Sand's first book).
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Usama Al-Khudairy
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on 8 October 2014
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From the horse's mouth
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J. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars At last some insight into Israels behaviour in their treatment ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2018
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At last some insight into Israels behaviour in their treatment of their fellow Semites the Palestinians.An article published n Elservier the medical journal which publishes the Lancet showed that the descendants of the fifty thousand Jews living in Palestine in the year 1900 and the present day Palestinians were in fact the same race,their DNA is the same,not surprising they had lived together for thousands of years.As to their being the only democracy in the middle east.Hitler was elected democratily.
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Donald H. Veach
5.0 out of 5 stars A very honest treatise dispelling myth and hasbara.
Reviewed in the United States on 2 March 2013
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I have always felt very uncomfortable about having the story of Israel - homeland of the jewish people shoved down my throat and I thank Professor Sand for his great work and not just for making me feel comfortable but for the greater good that he does in disseminating the truth.
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mohamed Menabawey
5.0 out of 5 stars Feed back
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 November 2013
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We'll constructed study. Unbiased really worth reading. This is not a bed time reading. Thoroughly recommend it. You will begin to understand the root of the conflict in the Middle East.
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Peace
5.0 out of 5 stars Look beyond the modern narrative
Reviewed in the United States on 14 June 2013
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Dr. Sands is a historian at Tel Aviv University in Israel. He is an Israeli who recognizes that the modern narrative being promoted and pushed concerning Israel is inaccurate and perhaps detrimental to the nation of Israel. He sees peace with the Palestinians as the only path that can secure Israel's future. His writing separates the myth from the reality, giving an accurate historical perspective.
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CashL001
4.0 out of 5 stars Damaged
Reviewed in the United States on 13 December 2024
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The package got here quick but there is some damage to the back side of the book. Unfortunately too late to try to return or replace it since Christmas is in a week
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Jose Luis Saavedra
4.0 out of 5 stars Great product
Reviewed in the United States on 11 November 2024
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Good book
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M. K. B.
4.0 out of 5 stars A voice that should be heard
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2014
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I purchased this book as a result of a review in the London Times and on investigation soon discovered the strong feelings that it has aroused. I found it a valuable contribution to my reading for increased understanding of the situation in the Near East. I would recommend it within a balanced reading package. Above all it underlines the fact that Israel is a country where views can be freely expressed. It would be a great pity if this strength was frustrated by the lobbying of virulent adherents of one standpoint who live outside the region.
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Mic Le Critique
4.0 out of 5 stars The myths, with answers, of Jewish claims of Statehood and ownership of land.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2013
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Shlomo Sand continues his investigation into the identity of those who now live in Israel and attacks not only the ‘standard version’ of Jewish history, i.e. that Jews were given by God the land formally known as Cannan but that the whole myth of origins and development of Jewish history is deeply flawed. A ‘must read’ for all those interested in dissembling the definitions the Land of Israel and Jewish State.
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sibrear
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent accounting of history
Reviewed in the United States on 26 August 2018
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More Americans should be fully educated as to the true beginnings of Israel, because so much destruction and death has resulted therefrom. Destructive and discriminating and racist behavior should not be tolerated regardless of religious beliefs or self righteous claims of superior legal positions.
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Glenn Valladares
1.0 out of 5 stars Cracked by science!
Reviewed in the United States on 26 September 2025
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A lot of facts that have been proven wrong by science. Lots of one sided view with little objectivity.
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John Bell
1.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable due to the author's poor command of English
Reviewed in the United States on 4 January 2016
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I could not read beyond page 12 due to the terrible writing. Within these 12 pages I found impossible sentences of 63, 74 and 61 words. Additionally the author does not understand the concept of a "paragraph" ... the sentences are thrown together in random disorder. For example, in one paragraph I found six different and unrelated topics. Errrrrgh!
Going to youtube.com I found speeches by the author whose native language is Hebrew. His attempt at English is less than poor. One would think that his manuscript would be submitted to a native English speaker for revision (syntax, organization, content etc). Therefore my complaint lies largely with the publisher who allowed this book to get into print knowing full well that it would be chastised for its unreadability.
I have asked Amazon for a refund on my Kindle purchase because this book is simply unreadable.
NOTE -- My complaint has no bearing on the accuracy of content but simply on its horrific English.
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sass
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read Experience
Reviewed in the United States on 1 June 2013
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Shlomo Sands will not be popular with many Zionist Jews with this books . I'm sure the hasbara machine will swing into action to discredit it as much as they can, do not listen to them. For anyone interested in Zionism and its colonial quest of Palestine it's a must read experience and a natural extension of his first book . A bitter pill for some which exposes many of Zionism myths
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art
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent critique of zionism
Reviewed in the United States on 22 August 2013
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excellent critique of zionism, about how zionism, a political ideology, has hijacked the jewish religion. . very good historical account of how zionists have invented the idea of a jewish homelend and how the palestinians have suffered from the idea put into practice.
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Renato Corsetti
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2016
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Very interesting! The author is too rational and he gives not much value to the collective identity feeling, even if it is based on false ideas. The unconditional supporters of Israel should read it.
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walter moore
4.0 out of 5 stars diffacult
Reviewed in the United States on 2 February 2021
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good i think
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Andrew Stuart
4.0 out of 5 stars Honest appraisal from a brave man.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2013
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I've read Shlomo Sand's companion volume 'The invention of the Jewish People' and decided that I should buy this book. I am aware of the hostility he has and will continue to face. Sometimes the truth comes at a high price.
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H. ROST
5.0 out of 5 stars The Invention of the Land of Israel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 May 2013
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A complex but fascinating read. Anyone who is seriously objective about Israel and the Middle East should read this. Shlomo Sand weaves his way between the propaganda and selective history of the people who have come to Israel and proposes fundamental questions about received history.
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R Haddad
5.0 out of 5 stars eye opener.
Reviewed in the United States on 24 November 2013
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Excellent review of historical facts that are rarely addressed and even made taboo to be addressed. This is an eye opener for all to read and as such a first real step for peace. It takes guts to write about this topic when you live and work in Israel. Shlomo Sand shows how to be a historian.
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Debra K. Smietanski
5.0 out of 5 stars truly eye opening.
Reviewed in the United States on 7 February 2015
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This book makes you realize the mythology that pervades our understanding of why Israel as a nation exists. Now the politics of the Middle East begins to make more sense. Each time I listen to the news from Israel, my analysis of what is really happening will be deeper and more perceptive.
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Andrew C. Mills
3.0 out of 5 stars My take on the book
Reviewed in the United States on 8 August 2013
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I think the author has done an interesting and needed analysis of the idea of the Land of Israel. However, I think the book got a little long-winded at certain points. Some of the detail could have been omitted to make the reading more enjoyable and yet still make the point.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Israel .....
Reviewed in the United States on 7 March 2018
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Nothing new. Everybody knows 2018 who the Real Hebrews are. Most people also knows who the Khazar Jews are and why they have invaded Isreal. Sadly the Khazar Jews 2018 haven't learned and will never learn. That is a fact!
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Thomas W. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very, good!
Reviewed in the United States on 9 February 2014
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If you had the idea you knew what was going in the world today, this book will show you just how wrong you were. After decades of personal observation of events, this book caused lots of lightbulbs to turn on, Now I get it, it all falls into place.
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John Davidson
5.0 out of 5 stars Invention of the Land of Israel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2014
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The book brings together historic views of Israel, and shows the gradual evolution of attitudes in Israel. Occasionally slightly pugnacious in presentation, but should be viewed as a serious contribution by all interested in the future of Israel/Palestine.
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Rev. S. Cunnane
5.0 out of 5 stars Objectivity
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2014
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It has been well-nigh impossible to come across an objective account of the subject, given the passions aroused by it on both sides, and by the propaganda and spinning thus created. This book provides it.
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Todd Raine
5.0 out of 5 stars Real History
Reviewed in the United States on 11 September 2013
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Very well researched and presented. Does present the evidence that this monster that exist now, did not exist in previous times. What does exist now is a re-writing of history. A false history that is now a horrible reality.
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Camilo Yaryura
5.0 out of 5 stars A brave a brilliant book, that shows that the Jews have not ...
Reviewed in the United States on 27 October 2014
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A brave a brilliant book, that shows that the Jews have not the moral, and religion right to install the State of Israel, at a land that do not belong to the Jews.
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Zoe Goorman
5.0 out of 5 stars Replacing Myth with actual history.
Reviewed in the United States on 16 February 2017
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Fascinating. The author corrects the grand Myth of the Jewish People - which has caused so much trouble in the world - with actual history.
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Balqis
5.0 out of 5 stars Erudite
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2014
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Excellent--very well researched, informative and debunks myths that have destroyed people's lives. A must read for anyone who is interested in the Middle East or claims to know its history.
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marina Ergas
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on 8 September 2015
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This is the third book of his that I read
You can accept or not his analysis on the subject
It is anyway an interesting point of you
Very clear
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leon watkins
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 9 May 2015
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Good book.
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zee
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 5 March 2015
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Informative!
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Yasser
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on 27 January 2021
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Excellent
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Stuart Bowling
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in the United States on 31 July 2018
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Lotta truth here. Not the same Israel as in the Bible though.
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Erni
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on 13 June 2013
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This is a tour de force in theory about Jewish and Israeli history. Can't be ignored if one is really interested in the more basic matters concerning the jewish state Israel.
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Luiz C. Laba
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book.
Reviewed in the United States on 4 March 2020
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Excellent book.
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m. jouvenel
5.0 out of 5 stars So much I didn't know!...
Reviewed in the United States on 1 May 2013
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Informative, thourough, unbiaised. Couldn't put it down. The introduction may be a bit long and difficult to read, but hang on, it is worth every word.
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Mr. T.L Muhammad
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for truth and understanding how land is ...
Reviewed in the United States on 25 September 2014
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A must-have book for truth and understanding how land is being taken using a lie. Shameless murders of a defenseless people.
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K. Aanestad
5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this book
Reviewed in the United States on 16 April 2016
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Shlomo Sand is another respected expert in the field of Israeli/Palestinian issues. I highly recommend this book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 3 December 2015
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Well researched but more academic than expected.
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Roger D
1.0 out of 5 stars Completely biased baloney
Reviewed in the United States on 23 April 2023
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One long anti Israel rant.
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RH
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Educational
Reviewed in the United States on 8 November 2015
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Excellent reading, the author has done his research. I really enjoyed reading this book.
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Alexander
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 23 April 2015
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we need more brave authors like shlomo sand to challenge the israeli narrative
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 29 January 2018
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arrived, no problem
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 3 February 2017
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Very enlightening. Serious scholar analysis.
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gordon sharp
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 18 December 2014
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A cautious careful examination of the "promised land" foundation myth.
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A. Stamboulieh
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 22 November 2015
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A scholar who deals in TRUTH!
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manuel coronel kautz
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 8 June 2016
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The truth came out
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Aly Mahmoud Erfan
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 August 2014
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A very important book
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Hunnie
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully and well written book. Highly Recommend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2016
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Beautifully and well written book. I loved every page.
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penny
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2015
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very informative and well argued. I have learnt a lot from this book.
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Jeffrey L. Karasick
1.0 out of 5 stars Yet another academic attempt tp trash Israel.
Reviewed in the United States on 20 April 2014
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While well written and seemingly sound, the conclusions are not realistic. The Jewish people are not invented by any standard.
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Mohamed Maloufi
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2015
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Good
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MRS LA GALLAGHER
5.0 out of 5 stars Vrery good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2015
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I enjoyed this immensely. Well written and enjoyable
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reviewise
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2014
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GREAT BOOK. ARRIVED SAFELY THANKS.
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Germinal
4.0 out of 5 stars A further undermining of Zionist mythology
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2012
In 'The Invention of the Land of Israel', Sand follows up from the
earlier 'The Invention of the Jewish People' and responds to the
challenge of critics to that book who charged Sand with trying to break
the bond of the 'Jewish People' with the 'Land of Israel'. Sand here
sets out to demonstrate that that bond is not of the nature that
Zionists maintain and that the concept of the 'Land of Israel' is itself
a modern creation not of Jewish making.
The book is a good example of an exercise in analysing the creation of a
nationalism via the imaginings and mythologising of politicians and the
reflecting of this mythology back into history in order to,
anachronistically, justify modern belief and practice.
Sand examines the concept of the 'Land of Israel' through history by
examining the Bible, where the 'Land of Israel' appears only once and that is in the
Book of Matthew. In Rabbinical Judasim the Land of Israel begins to be mentioned but, in the Talmud, among medieval philosophers like Maimonides all of whom regarded Jerusalem as holy and special but for whom there there is only a spiritual yearning. Many Jews had the chance to live in the 'Holy Land' and yet chose not to and argued against the small minority who desired to do so such as the Karaites.
Sand demonstrates that the idea of 'The Land of Israel' only really takes off among Protestant Anglicans in the nineteenth century and becomes mixed up with hostility to Jews and to Jewish immigration, with imperialism and with colonial projects to assert ethnic domination and that this is where the origin of both Zionism and of the notion that there ever was a 'Land of Israel' and that it is the home of the Jews lies.
It's a good read. Sand deals with topics clearly. I am not sure there is much new here, but Sand is a good synthesizer of a variety of themes from history, religion, politics and the history and theory of the development of nationalism.
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