[Peace-discuss] Shlomo Sand: The Invention of the Jewish People

[David Green]

Hi Mort,

I'm more than half-way through it, and it's fascinating, although often tough 
going. It's also very well-written, well-translated, or both. I think it gets at 
historical truths, but more interestingly (as Adam points out) at 
historiographical truths from 19th century Germany, through the origins of 
Zionism, to the present. What's done is done, and Israel "exists." But it 
wouldn't hurt if people understood the implications of the likelihood that the 
Palestinians are descendants of the Judaeans of antiquity, and that Jews like 
you and me are almost certainly not. It also says a lot about the early 
relationship between Judaism and Christianity that is not well known.

DG




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From: Morton K. Brussel <brussel at illinois.edu>
To: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Mon, August 9, 2010 12:30:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Shlomo Sand: The Invention of the Jewish People

David, 

Thanks for sending this along. Have you read Sand's book? Opinions?  There are 
many on the Amazon web site for this book. Of course, how to distinguish the 
politics from the "truth" is a problem seen there. 

Mort


On Aug 9, 2010, at 8:37 AM, David Green wrote:

A brief review of this book by Adam Sutcliffe, formerly on the faculty here:
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