"If you want an example of state propaganda/polemics then look no further than Noa's thin ahistorical look into Israel. It's basically one long version of George Costanza's "It's not a lie, if you believe it".

Tishby spends her time ignoring the actual critiques of Israel and it's treatment of people not aligned with their zionism and attempts to justify murder, genocide, apartheid, forced removal of Arabs and starving people with thin arguments which twist definitions of words to delegitimize the other people of the land. Noa never really even mentions the fact that the US uses Israel to keep in line their oil interests in the area.

If you want actual history of Israel then avoid this book, read Chomsky instead. Having been to Israel and having family who live there, I can attest to the brainwashing the Israeli people go through to dehumanise non-jewish people in the area and those who aren't sympathetic to their cause. It's similar to Southern Americans who get taught mistruths in history to justify terrible behaviour."