“I was sold a lie.”
One of Britain’s most acclaimed historians slams the country’s education system – which he feels has distorted the history of Palestine, portraying it as an “empty desert” before 1948.
In this interview, Dalrymple shares his views on Britain’s historical responsibility towards Palestine, and calls out the UK government’s ongoing cooperation with Israel, including supplying weapons, amid its war on Gaza.
He reflects on what he witnessed in the West Bank while writing his book From the Holy Mountain, from settler violence to a “concerted drive to Judaise Jerusalem”, and explains why he sees the current crisis in Gaza as “one of the supreme human rights horrors of our time”.
Real Talk is hosted by Mohamed Hashem.
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Produced by: Middle East Eye
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