The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process

Written by Robert Spencer

Narrated by David Colacci

Every new American president has a plan to bring about peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and every one fails. Every "peace process" has failed in its primary objective: to establish a stable and lasting accord between the two parties, such that they can live together side-by-side in friendship rather than enmity. But why? And what can be done instead?

The Palestinian Delusion is unique in situating the Israeli/Palestinian conflict within the context of the global jihad that has found renewed impetus in the latter portion of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. Briskly recounting the tumultuous history of the "peace process," Robert Spencer demonstrates that the determination of diplomats, policymakers, and negotiators to ignore this aspect of the conflict has led the Israelis, the Palestinians, and the world down numerous blind alleys. This has often only exacerbated, rather than healed, this conflict.

The Palestinian Delusion offers a general overview of the Zionist settlement of Palestine, the establishment of the State of Israel, and the Arab Muslim reaction to these events. It explores the dramatic and little-known history of the various peace efforts-showing how and why they invariably broke down or failed to be implemented fully.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Highbridge Company
• Release date: Dec 3, 2019
• ISBN: 9781684576081

Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer is director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is the author of twenty-eight books, including bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades), The Truth About Muhammad, The History of Jihad, and The Critical Qur’an. Spencer has led seminars on Islam and jihad for the FBI, the United States Central Command, United States Army Command and General Staff College, the US Army Asymmetric Warfare Group, the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, and the US intelligence community. He has discussed jihad, Islam, and terrorism at a workshop sponsored by the US State Department and the German Foreign Ministry. He is a senior fellow with the Center for Security Policy and is a regular columnist for PJ Media and FrontPage Magazine. His works have been translated into numerous languages.

Reviews for The Palestinian Delusion

[Miltos Manetas · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Such a propagandistic book - it's actually fascinating to listen to and understand what ideas are instilled in the minds of young Israelis to transform them into machines of killing (and suicide) serving the IDF. Conversely, it DOES capture aspects of Muslim teachings that read out of context are undoubtedly manipulative, turning even a relatively peaceful Arab into a Martyr or at the very least, a sympathizer of Jihad. And because a significant number of individuals are swayed by the exact type of sensationalist content that Robert Spencer produces, the book provides a glimpse into the realism of the violence that fuels the Middle East, compelling individuals to voluntarily become victims and, often, perpetrators.

[photovergne · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An excellent rather neutral description of the israélo-palestinien conflict with an enormous number of non-disputed facts of history.

[Jados Moreno · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Some more wildly original "barbarians at the gates" rhetoric about Palestine. The war on terror doesnt sell books like it used to.

The Zionist project is one of colonial occupation. They operate what amounts to an open air prison in the West Bank and every Western solution to this is to tell the Palestinians to negotiate. Come to the table.

Negotiations require 2 equal parties. Dignity for the Palestinian people is the first step in any peace process and that doesnt come from fearmongering some global jihad no one is scared of anymore.

[Marwa Fawzy · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Blatant lies against the Palestinians who are the owners of the land and the Palestinian authority who sought peace but were always given less than a state and humiliating proposals while all along Israel has been building settlements and was never serious about a 2 state solution. Hate-mongering and anti-Islam rhetoric have dehumanized Palestinians and Muslims and marginalized the Christian Palestinians. Any discussion that focuses on Palestinians as Muslims alone and ignores that Palestine has Christians who are equally subjugated by the Zionist state is a slap on the face of history and truth.

[Claudia Claudinha · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Racist garbage from beginning to end. Amazing what is permitted for publishing these days.

[QO · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Lying Islamophobic bloatbag Robert Spencer has made a career of peddling his decayed, dessicated fearmongering and anti-Muslim hate. I have no problem with entertaining divergent opinions, but this cursed thug does a disservice to the Jewish people by pushing falsehoods. It makes me sick, I can't write anymore. Go out and talk to a Palestinian, you'll come to understand the reality of the situation there.