52 pages 1 hour read

Ari Shavit

My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

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Essay Topics

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Is the BDS movement justified? Why or why not? Evaluate Shavit’s argument that the BDS movement is anti-Semitic.

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When did the Zionist-Arab Palestinian relationship falter? What could Zionists have done differently in the early 20th century? What could Arab Palestinians have done differently?

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How did early Zionists in the first half of the 20th century procure land? If Zionists legally purchase a plot of land, is that acceptable? What if they legally purchase an entire village? Could they purchase an entire country?