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SHLOMO SAND

The Invention of the Jewish People

The Invention of the Jewish People, challenges conventional wisdom and deeply entrenched myths about the foundations of the state of Israel. Among the revelations in the book is the fact that the ancient kingdoms of Solomon and David did not exist as the Bible describes. He also challenges the myth of the Exodus of ancient Jews from Egypt, noting "the Ancient Egyptians kept meticulous records of every event ... yet there is not a single mention of any 'children of Israel' who lived in Egypt." He further points out that an exodus from Egypt would have involved moving across the Sinai peninsula into lands Egypt ruled over — thus escaping from Egypt to... Egypt.. More

Teddy Roosevelt's Secret Deal with Japan: 

An Interview with James Bradley (hnn.us)


Slavoj Zizkek (hnn.us)

First As Tragedy, Then As Farce



Tariq Ali (hnn.us)

The Idea of Communism

 

Book Review – rabble.ca

The Idea of Communism  

Marx and Engels had no idea what they were setting loose in 1848 when they wrote The Communist Manifesto -- and they would be the first to admit it. That's the sense you get reading Tariq Ali's The Idea of Communism...more 


ANDREW BACEVICH (hnn.us)

The Limits of Power:

The End of American Exceptionalism 



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