La Question de Palestine

La Question de Palestine
  • 1799–1922, L'invention de la Terre sainte
  • 1922–1947, Une mission sacrée de civilisation
  • 1947–1967, L'accomplicement des prophéties
  • 1967–1982, Le rameau d'olivier et le fusil du combattant
  • 1982–2001, La paix impossible
AuthorHenry Laurens
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
GenreHistory
PublisherFayard
Published1999–2015

La Question de Palestine (lit. 'The Question of Palestine') is a series of five history books about Palestine, written by the French scholar Henry Laurens and published by Fayard from 1999 to 2015. The books are organised chronologically and cover Palestinian history from 1799 to 2001. Laurens breaks down Palestinian and broader Middle Eastern history into time periods that can span months, weeks or days, analyzing them as brief eras with distinct themes.[1][2][3][4][5]

The title is derived from a terminology that has been used since 1815, and more specifically refers to a speech by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, who said that the greatest achievement of Zionism was that it replaced the Jewish question with "the question of Palestine".[1]

  1. ^ a b Saad, Mohammed (22 February 2017). "French Historian Henry Laurens on the historical and religious baggage of the Arab-Israeli Conflict". Al-Ahram Weekly. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Santucci, Robert (2000). "Laurens (Henry) : La question de Palestine. Tome premier : 1799-1922, l'invention de la Terre sainte". Outre-Mers (in French). 87 (328–329): 383–384.
  3. ^ Latte Abdallah, Stéphanie (2005). "Henry Laurens. La question de Palestine, t. 2, 1922–1947. Une mission sacree de civilisation Paris, Fayard, 2002, 703 p.". Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales (in French). 60 (1): 127–130. doi:10.1017/S0395264900019041.
  4. ^ Picaudou, Nadine (October 2003). "La question de Palestine. Une mission sacrée de la civilisation". Le Monde Diplomatique (in French). p. 34. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ Frémeaux, Jacques (2007). "Laurens Henry, La question de Palestine. Tome troisième. 1947–1967. L'accomplissement des prophéties". Outre-Mers (in French). 94 (356–357): 341–344.