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Title: non fiction without facts
Review: This is a very readable book. It tells the personal stories of an Arab who returns to the home he grew up in and meets the current Israeli occupant. Tolan writes as he hears people speaking, without filter, but still subjectively choses what not to report. While he closely documents important facts surrounding the situation, he skips many relevant ones. There were Jews living in Palestine for centuries. The idea that the Jews came to settle Palestine simply because they were being persecuted by the Europeans is not true. Also, one needs to remember that in 1940's whole citys, and peoples were moved to different areas. That was the consequence of war. Also, from 1948 --1954, 750,000 Jews were expelled from Arab countries and their goods confiscated. Tolan sadly omits too many facts to make this book as even handed as he would like it to seem.
