Elizabeth Ackermann

Jake Wallis Simons published this book in 2023. I presume before 7 October and before Israel slaughtered over 40 000 civilians mostly children and women, many under the rubble still, mass graves of medical staff and including children, destroyed Gaza to heap of rubble, destroyed their health and education systematically with US funded military equipment And many more atrocities. Well Israel must feel real safe now. He acknowledge a lot of learned people, so called experts at end of the book. I found that interesting and perplexing. If you read this book concurrently like I did, with The hundred year's war on Palestine, from Prof Rashid Khalidi from Columbia University, this book is nothing but a good piece of propaganda. The facts he points to around the 1947 48 period is one sided and bit sad. The statements around Zionism mind boggling. I would encourage anyone to read Prof Khalidi's book for a well research read. He is the Editor of the Jewish Cronicle and yes he will defend Israel to the utmost. Still doing that from what I can see on his social media. I actually have a weird sympathy and understanding for these Israel apologetics. I grew up in apartheid South Africa. Sorry Mr Wallis Simons, the world has watched this current genocide in real time. The protests around the world is not pro Hamas or anti Semetic. Its people who won't sit by and watch a genocide and ethnic cleansing. You are in real trouble selling your propaganda to Gen Z. They see right through this. You mention a few sad examples in your book, but largely these protests of millions don't target Jews. In fact they are taking part. There are a lot of statements in this book put down as factual. A one sided brainwashed view of Israels place in the world. Israel always the victim And target of hate. We will keep criticizing israel and its rogue behavior backed by the US. It's too late for this type of book or articles, as the truth are playing out before our eyes NOW in Gaza in real time on our phones. Mainstream media is dead.