Palestinianism: A Burlesque of Jewish History

After the atrocities of October 7, 2023 and the anti-Israel demonstrations following, students and news followers crave answers: How did the Israel-Arab conflict become the Israel-Palestinian conflict? < p/> What is Palestinianism? And why is a called a burlesque? < p/> And what were the influences of the two totalitarian regimes of the 20th century, Nazism and Soviet Communism, on this ongoing struggle? < p/> H. Ben Winkler answers these and other questions in an almost breezy manner in Palestinianism: A Burlesque of Jewish History. < p/> Along the way, the claims of the Palestinian Arabs and the accusations against the Jewish Israelis are addressed: Who is indigenous? Who is a colonialist? Who occupied whose land? Who was responsible for Arab refugees? For Jewish refugees? For ethnic cleansing? Who attempted genocide and who admired the Nazis? < p/> Also, is Anti-Zionism the same as Anti-Semitism? < p/> Who are some of the key players in this burlesque act? And what are they playing?