The Palestinians are always mentioned in conjunction with the conflict in the Middle East. Many nations are mentioned in various contexts, but the Palestinians are synonymous with discrimination, with deprivation, with oppression, with genocide, with military occupation, etc. It seems that everyone on this planet has an opinion about the Palestinians, ranging from the aboriginals to the polar wildernesses. The opinion usually connects to the narrative of a conquered people, robbed by a cruel conqueror that stole its land and crushed its hope. But is this really so, is that the real truth? Or is it a worldwide years-long campaign that is ingeniously conducted in order to achieve a different objective and the Palestinians are, in fact, victims but they are their own victims, victims of an Arab policy which has a different objective and the Palestinians, in fact, are only a tool. A tool that has already lost its value and therefore it is of no use today. Only a few years ago the dominant conception was that in fact there is a conflict in the Middle East that overshadows world peace and that the origin of the conflict is between the State of Israel, the occupying power, and the burglarized Palestinians. This conception argued simply that the achievement of a just and sustainable peace will occur the moment a Palestinian state is established, and that a solution to the refugee problem will lead to a Spring of Nations and to global harmony. This is a conception that has been dominant in the world for decades. Many leaders have visited the region. The USA, the EU, the Turks, the Russians, everybody mixed in and they all wanted to bring an end to the conflict. Who remembers today the early buds of the "Arab Spring", except for, perhaps, a few leaders who refuse to see the reality and invest efforts to find peace formulas between Israel and the Palestinians while pointedly ignoring dozens of violent, bloody conflicts that are happening when there is no solution in sight. Like their predecessors they abuse their role by preferring to focus on a peripheral conflict while ignoring real problems and challenges that are flooding the world. The secret is that there will never be peace between the Palestinians and the State of Israel because the Palestinians were formed for a very specific purpose which is to lead to the destruction of the State of Israel. This is their sole objective.....at least that of the leaders. In this book I do not take into account, God forbid, concepts taken from the "politically correct", which is so widespread today in the Western world and its devastating consequences will accompany us forever. This is a book written out of the need to present to the courageous Western reader the truth, the simple truth that is buried under mounds of lies. This truth must be told and you must read it because eventually, a wise man once said, what begins with the Jews does not end with them only. If you want to understand better the reality in which you live, start with one small step, read this book. I promise you that if you are courageous enough to look at the truth you will be surprised!
Kobi Shashoua is an author and lecturer. He wrote the most comprehensive book to date regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, "Israel: the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." This book leads the reader chapter after chapter through the complex reality of the conflict and dissects the reasons for the crisis, it reveals to the reader the true faces of the parties involved, presents the tactics, the strategies and the real goals, those that lie underneath the surface. The author also wrote the book series "Understanding the Middle East" The author, who lives in Israel, the most dangerous neighborhood in the world in the heart of the Middle East, shares with us the facts together with the unique insights and understanding of the region where he lives. We welcome you to participate in this journey from a safe distance.
