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The Ezra Klein Show
The book was highlighted for mirroring extensive scholarship on Palestine and confirming the early Zionist colonial project of the 1880s, and it was praised as the single best account that balances Israel's idealism with its violence. Ezra Klein and a guest both recommended it to listeners, noting its comprehensive and nuanced perspective.
Episode: Mahmoud Khalil Tells His Story
He said it mirrors Rashid Khalidi's extensive writings on Palestine and shows how the Zionist colonial project began in the 1880s.
The third book is My Promised Land by Arishafet, which mirrors Rashid Khalidi's hundreds of words on Palestine. And to me, that was helpful because it shows that the Zionist colonial project started like in the 80s and sort of confirm what Rashid Khalidi say in a lot of places. The 1880s. The 1880s, yeah.
Episode: Watching the Protests From Israel
He praised it as the single best book on Israel, noting its ability to hold both idealism and violence at the heart of the story.
When I think about Israel, I always think about this book written in 2013 by Ari Shavit... called My Promised Land. And I recommend this book to everybody. I think it is the single best book on what Israel is because it is a book that is better able than any other to hold both the idealism and violence at its heart.
I was looking at my notes from My Promised Land. I have, and you should take this as a compliment, 188 highlights in that book.
