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The War Before the War: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Israel-Palestine

JL;DR SUMMARY Coleman Hughes highlights the overlooked significance of the Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in shaping the modern Israeli-Palestinian conflict, emphasizing the findings from Oren Kessler's extensive research documented in the book "Palestine 1936." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictPalestine 1936Oren KesslerJewish Arab RelationsMiddle East HistoryHistorical AnalysisPolitical TensionsColeman HughesArab Revolt 1936Modern Conflict

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Israel
"Most people with strong opinions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have never heard of the Arab Revolt of 19361939."
Palestinian Territories
"Most people with strong opinions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have never heard of the Arab Revolt of 19361939."
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