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Lack of clarity in third paragraph?

The text says the book was criticized "including by historians that were politically conservative or supportive of Israel". Does this include historians who lean "conservative" on the conflict? If not (and it only means overall conservative or supportive of Israel's existence in some fashion), the phrasing is potentially misleading. If it does, it could stand to have some examples, as the two given are Ian Gilmour (arguably conservative, but from his page it seems he's more pro-Palestinian than pro-Israel) and Yehoshua Porath (who has shifted on the political spectrum over the years, but at the time of the statement was apparently fairly far to the left of Israeli politics). 2604:2000:DFC0:15:F1DF:64AA:76A7:E5D9 (talk) 04:22, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Norman Finkelstein not a "reputable scholar", Noam Chomsky, Edward Said all have deep hatred for Zionism and Israel

Norman Finkelstein, Noam Chomsky, Edward Said all have two things in common, a history of lying about Israel and a deep hatred for Israel & Zionism. Finklestein is not a "reputable scholar" either. His articles frequently appear on white supremacist websites like "Veterans Today" and he was deported from Israel as well as banned for 10 years. Having those three listed as "reputable scholars" regarding the history of Israel is a joke . Chomsky was a close friend of Finklestein, also a linguist, not a scholar of Middle East history.

"To summarize the background of Finkelstein's work, he is considered to be a Holocaust revisionist who overemphasizes poorly-conceived Israeli policies while dismissing Arab repression of Jews in the Middle East. He glosses over the fact that Israel allows political participation of Muslims in voting and government, while many Arab Muslim governments reject any notion of allowing Jews to partake in the states' political processes." "In essence, sponsoring scholars who distort history and contemporary political affairs is not an issue of academic freedom but an issue of academic integrity."

https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/10948/unethical-sponsorship-on-sponsorship-of-norman

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/qa-norman-finkelstein 136.26.178.95 (talk) 19:03, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, no, you'll have to find better sources and a more moderate view. This is POV. Andre🚐 19:20, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did Joan Peters wrote the book?

"Noam Chomsky has publicly declared his skepticism that Joan Peters even wrote the book, speculating that it might have been authored by some intelligence agency. That may be true, but I would have guessed that any “intelligence” agency would have written a better book." here 91.54.31.187 (talk) 02:24, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This article is an embarrassment to Wikipedia

Even if someone had no idea what the subject of this article was, its absurdity is glaring. A standout line reads, "Peters' claims in the book have been refuted by reputable scholars." Yes, that's an actual quote.

Forget the subject for a minute. The scholars who endorsed Peters' thesis includes Saul Bellow, Barbara Tuchman, Bernard Lewis, Alan Dershowitz, and Daniel Pipes. But apparently, their view is irrelevant in the face of such Israel-hating "luminaries" as Finklestein and Chomsky. I remember reading this book as a teenager and being blown away by the scholarship and footnotes. It is not like you can find a counter narrative anywhere else that matches this level of scholarship, making it all the more bizarre that this article is so hell-bent on undermining her work. (Actually, its not so bizarre. If Peter's thesis is correct, it destroys the politically fashionable view that Israel is the occupier. So yeah, her book has to be "wrong").

Every time one of those Wikipedia pop-ups asks for a donation, I think of this garbage article and say, "Nope, not this time." 200.12.168.33 (talk) 21:43, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]