Ten Myths About Palestine

The 10 stories that the media tell you about Palestine, and why they are wrong

The lies that are repeated about Palestine have crystallised into a set of myths that distort the past, brutalise the present and undermine the future. These are stories that have become as dangerous as the barbed wire and concrete walls that now encircle Gaza and the occupied territories. None of these myths exists by accident; they function for instrumental purposes with rational goals in mind, promulgated by Israel, its benefactors, and beneficiaries to delegitimise and dehumanise the Palestinians and destroy their prospects of sovereignty. In 10 Myths about Palestine, Kieran Andrieu unpacks the key narratives to tell reveals a more truthful history of Palestine, its people and its future.

The ten myths include:

• Palestine never existed: why archeology has been used to rewrite ancient history 
• The Balfour Declaration and Terra Nullus: that the Palestine was a land without a people
• Palestinians could never live alongside Jews, despite centuries of proof otherwise 
• Palestinians supported the Nazis during World War Two
• The Palestinians brought it upon themselves in 1948 and the Nakba never happened
• The Palestinians enjoyed the backing of Arab States, rather than abandoned by all 
• Palestinians are the victims of their own bad leaders rather than international oppression 
• The Oslo Accords between Israel and the PLO was the ultimate missed opportunity
• The catastrophe of Gaza started on October 7th
• The Two-State Solution is still alive