Shabtai Teveth (Weizmann Institute, Tel-Aviv University) is one of the few
official
Ben-Gurion's biographers. Teveth made a great effort in researching the
evolution of Ben-Gurion's mindset (based on declassified behind close door
transcripts and personal dairy) regarding the "Arab
question." The book focuses on
Ben-Gurion's limited contacts with the
Palestinian Arab leaders, and clearly paints a different picture than then one
usually available for public consumption. Surprisingly, Ben-Gurion displayed a
pragmatic understanding of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which publicly has
been suppressed for propaganda purposes. From our point of view, this book is a must
read book.
Click
here to read a free version online hosted by Archive.org (logging in is required).
It should be noted that Mr. Teveth is a staunch Zionist. He was one of the earliest to attack the new historians. In Israeli newspapers, he called their work "a farrago of distortions, omissions, tendentious readings and outright falsifications" whose intent was to undermine the Zionist project to secure a 'Jewish state'.
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“As of 1929, the Palestinian people owned and operated over 96% of Palestine's lands, and as of 1946 they owned 93% of the country.” UNQUOTE
Also, was Mr. Teveth pro Zionist or Anti-Zionist?
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