The Biggest Prison on Earth

A History of the Occupied Territories

By: Ilan Pappe

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

From the author of the best-selling study of the 1948 War of Independence comes an incisive look at the Occupied Territories, picking up the story where The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine left off.

Published on the 15th anniversary of the Six-Day War that culminated in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Pappe offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the world's most prolonged and tragic conflicts. Using recently declassified archival material, Pappe analyses the motivations and strategies of the generals and politicians-and the decision-making process itself - that laid the foundation of the occupation. From a survey of the legal and bureaucratic infrastructures that were put in place to control the population of over one million Palestinians, to the security mechanisms that vigorously enforced that control, Pappe paints a picture of what is to all intents and purposes the world's largest "open prison".

©2017 Ilan Pappe (P)2019 Tantor

Expandied perspective.

Very informative, especially related to the current situation in Israel. Definitely, added much needed context.

Such important work!

A nuanced and compelling work, wonderful context. Definitely will listen again soon! Free free Palestine!

One of the best books thatis written on the field.

Enjoyed while listening to this masterpiece on the truth of Gaza. All its true! Thnx.

Important read

This was a very important, historical and factual read about the Gaza strip and West Bank.

Read in 2025.

Well... the author certainly knew that it was a matter of time. And... I don't know what to say. This book was just devastating for me, I was aware of the issues before this book, but the precise facts and the mechanization of the time line are all here of which I wasn't aware of. It only took a genocide to decide to read this. If you want to know exactly how it came to this, please read. 🇵🇸 🕊🇵🇸