TY - BOOK AU - Khalidi,Rashid TI - The hundred years' war on Palestine: a history of settler colonial conquest and resistance SN - 9781781259344 (pbk.) : AV - DS125 .K4 2020 U1 - 956.9405 23 KW - Arab-Israeli conflict KW - History KW - Jewish-Arab relations KW - 1917-1948 KW - ukslc KW - Palestine KW - History, Military KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The Balfour Declaration of 1917 promised the Jews a homeland where the Palestinians already lived. Despite constant bloodshed and uprisings, that impossible arrangement continued until 1948 when it was ended by what Israelis call the War of Independence and the Palestinians the Nakba, or Tragedy. Worse was to follow with conclusion of the Six Day War in 1967 and Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, previously respectively under Jordanian and Egyptian rule. Since then, the Palestinian story has been one of occupation and resistance. In this book, Professor Khalidi provides a thorough overview of this enduring and controversial conflict ER -