Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict

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Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict is a controversial scholarly book by political scientist Norman Finkelstein that critically examines dominant narratives and historical claims surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political science book ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ
author	Norman Finkelstein ⓘ Norman Finkelstein ⓘ surface form: Norman G. Finkelstein
controversial	yes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizes	claims about Israel’s moral exceptionalism in the conflict ⓘ mainstream historiography of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ myths about Palestinian refugee flight ⓘ myths about the origins of the State of Israel ⓘ pro-Israel advocacy narratives ⓘ selective use of historical evidence ⓘ
describes	discrepancy between image and historical record of the conflict ⓘ
examines	Arab–Israeli War of 1948 ⓘ surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War Oslo peace process discourse ⓘ Palestinian refugee problem ⓘ peace process narratives ⓘ role of intellectuals in shaping public opinion on the conflict ⓘ use of the Holocaust in debates about Israel ⓘ
focusesOn	dominant narratives about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ historical claims about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ media representations of the conflict ⓘ public discourse on Israel and Palestine ⓘ scholarly debates on the conflict ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ
hasPerspective	critical of Zionist historiography ⓘ supportive of Palestinian claims to historical injustice ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ Israeli nationalism ⓘ Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict Middle East politics ⓘ Palestinian national movement ⓘ surface form: Palestinian nationalism Zionism ⓘ
notableFor	controversial reception ⓘ critical stance toward Israeli government policies ⓘ detailed documentation and footnotes ⓘ influence on debates about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ
targetAudience	general readers interested in Middle East politics ⓘ scholars ⓘ students ⓘ
usesMethod	close reading of primary historical sources ⓘ comparative analysis of public claims and archival evidence ⓘ critical analysis of secondary literature ⓘ

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