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#REDIRECT[[David Pratt (Scottish journalist)#Intifada – The Long Day of Rage|David Pratt (Scottish journalist)#Intifada – The Long Day of Rage]] |
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'''Intifada – The Long Day of Rage''' is a book by Scottish journalist [[David Pratt (Scottish journalist)|David Pratt]] documenting violence between Palestinians and Israelis in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] and the [[West Bank]] between 2000 and 2001.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Burke|first=Jason|title=Intifada: The Long Day of Rage (2)|url=https://www.frontlineclub.com/intifada_the_long_day_of_rage_2/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-15|website=Frontline Club|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Connolly|first=Philip|date=22 February 2007|title=Middle East conflict: putting the blame where it belongs. Book Review, Intifada: The Long day of Rage|url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/16467|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-15|website=www.anphoblacht.com}}</ref> |
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== Summary == |
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Set in 2000 and 2001 in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], Pratt documents the formulaic way that violence is dispensed in Palestine by Palestinian youth and [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Defense Forces]] during the 2000 and 2001 Palestinian uprisings, or ''[[Intifada|Intifadas]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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In the foreword, Pratt is open about his struggle to remain impartial and while he notes that both sides see themselves as victims, he is critical of the [[Israel|State of Israel]] from the start and states his conviction that the Palestinian people remain the victims of "a great injustice".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Deane|first=Raymond|date=2006-12-15|title=Book Review: Incandescent Nation|url=https://electronicintifada.net/content/book-review-incandescent-nation/6607|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-15|website=[[The Electronic Intifada]]|language=en}}</ref> [[Raymond Deane]] quotes Pratt in hit review: “this book makes no pretence towards impartiality…because the weight of evidence which as a reporter I have come across over considerable time, convinces me that the State of Israel has a case to answer for in its appalling treatment of the Palestinian people.”<ref name=":2" /> However the book does presents the Intifadas from both perspectives and includes reporting on writing about the ''Intifadas'' by [[A. B. Yehoshua|A.B. Yehoshua]], [[David Grossman]], and [[Amos Oz]].<ref name=":2" /> |
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The book includes criticism of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO) and the [[Palestinian Authority]].<ref name=":2" /> It discusses complicity between the PLO and the state of Israel and their collective failure to deal with the revolutionary events.<ref name=":2" /> The criticism of [[Yasser Arafat]] is strong.<ref name=":2" /> |
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The book presents the [[Oslo Accords]] as insincere agreements and the second ''Intifada'' as counterproductive, linking it to both the election of [[Ariel Sharon]] and the rise of [[Islamism in the Gaza Strip|Islamism]] in Palestine, which it describes as being supported by Israel.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Critical reception == |
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The book is described by [[Jason Burke]] as highly readable; he describes the narrative as "accessible, colorful and informed".<ref name=":0" /> |
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Philip Connolly, writing in ''[[An Phoblacht]],'' praises Pratt for his straight talking and for avoiding political hyperbole.<ref name=":1" /> |
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[[Raymond Deane]] describes the conclusion of the book as eloquent and describes the book as one of the most "informative books of its kind." due to it's detail and clarity.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== See also == |
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*[[B'Tselem|B’Tselem]] |
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== References == |
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