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The Invention of the Land of Israel
by Shlomo Sand
Groundbreaking new work from the controversial author of Invention of the Jewish People.
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Hollow Land
by Eyal Weizman
Acclaimed exploration of the political space created by Israel's colonial occupation
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The Journey to Tahrir
Edited by Jeannie Sowers, and Chris Toensing
Leading analysts of Egypt on repression, dissent and the dramatic revolution
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Israel and Palestine
by Avi Shlaim
Acclaimed reflections on the causes and consequences of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Leading commentators examine the Afghan debacle and its parallels with previous British and Soviet occupations.Edited by Nick Turse
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The Invention of the Jewish People
by Shlomo Sand
Bestselling new analysis of Jewish history by a leading Israeli historian.
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The Punishment of Gaza
by Gideon Levy
The story behind Israel’s assault on Gaza, by acclaimed Ha’aretz journalist.
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The Myths of Liberal Zionism
by Yitzhak Laor
One of Israel's most independent writers demystifies the "peace camp" liberals.
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An Orchestra Beyond Borders
by Elena Cheah
The untold story of the West-Eastern Divan, an orchestra reaching across the Israeli-Arab divide.
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The Blue Manuscript
An enchanting story of the search for an ancient artifact.
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Islams and Modernities
Challenges ahistorical and erroneous conceptions of Islam and the West.
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A Child in Palestine
by Naji al-Ali
The first collection by the leading Palestinian political cartoonist, introduced by the author of Palestine.
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America's Kingdom
A groundbreaking account of Aramco as a microcosm of the colonial order.
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A Time to Speak Out
Edited by Anne Karpf, Brian Klug, et al.
Jewish voices challenge the terms of the Israel/Palestine debate.
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Plowshares into Swords
by Arno Mayer
An eminent historian returns with an authoritative history of Zionism and Israel.
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The Returns of Zionism
Leading Israeli scholar with a major re-evaluation of Zionism.
Related Discussions
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Jews and genes
Several critics of Shlomo Sand’s book have seized on recent scientific studies that supposedly proved "that Jewish communities in places as far afield as Europe and the Caucasus are genetically linked, and that their DNA ancestry traces back to the Middle East" and thus that "demonstrate conclusively that the theories propounded by Sand and others ring visibly and unmistakably hollow". Sand himself, in the postface to the paperback edition of his book, argues that: "After exhausting all the historical arguments, several critics have seized on genetics. The same people who maintain that the Zionists never referred to a race conclude their argument by evoking a common Jewish gene. Their thinking can be summed up as follows: ‘We are not a pure race, but we are a race just the same.’ ... As of today, no study based on anonymous DNA samples has succeeded in identifying a genetic marker specific to Jews, and it is not likely that any study ever will." Is Shlomo Sand’s argument—especially where it concerns the role of conversion in the spread of Judaism—vulnerable to objections based on genetic science?