The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017

What evidence does Khalidi present to support his assertion that ethnic cleansing occurred during the Nakba? What evidence do critics use to refute this claim?

What literary techniques does Khalidi use when portraying the 1967 Six-Day War?

How does Khalidi present the past as relevant today?

Why does Khalidi describe the Oslo accords as a “straightjacket” for the Palestinian people?

Yasser Arafat and Benjamin Netanyahu have both played key roles in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the last several decades. While Khalidi discusses the former throughout the book, he barely discusses the latter. Why do you think this is the case?

Khalidi discusses six declarations of war against the Palestinians in his book. What is the effect of structuring the text in this way?

How does Khalidi tell the story of the 100 years’ war on Palestinians? Why is this approach so important to Khalidi and what makes his story unique compared to other scholarly works on the topic?

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a cross-border attack on Israel, killing over 1,000 Israelis and taking over 200 hostages. As a result of Hamas’s attack, the Israeli Defense Force launched ground and air operations in Gaza, killing over 30,000 Gazans by the time of the publication of this study guide. How does this context impact your reading of the book?