# The Hundred Years' War on Palestine Renowned Middle Eastern scholar Rashid Khalidi presents a transformative examination of a century-long conflict through the lens of Palestinian experience and family archives. Beginning with an 1899 letter from Jerusalem's mayor Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi to Theodor Herzl—warning of indigenous resistance to displacement—this work establishes a Palestinian-centered historical narrative previously absent from mainstream accounts. Khalidi draws upon extensive primary documents and testimonies from his lineage of prominent figures—jurists, administrators, diplomats, and writers—to fundamentally reframe the Palestinian-Israeli struggle. Rather than depicting an inevitable tragedy between competing peoples, he illuminates a sustained colonial enterprise spanning from the 1917 Balfour Declaration through 1948's territorial upheaval, Israel's 1982 Lebanese incursion, and decades of stalled negotiations. Throughout this analysis, great powers including Britain and the United States feature prominently as architects and supporters. This scholarship neither reduces Palestinian history to suffering nor glosses over leadership failures or the emergence of competing nationalisms. Instead, it provides nuanced reconsideration of structural forces shaping the region's trajectory, offering readers essential context for understanding this enduring geopolitical crisis. Discover this essential perspective on Middle Eastern history—add it to your library today.
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