"The U.S. may incarcerate more people than any other nation, but its ally Israel runs the world's largest prison: the Occupied Palestinian Territories, where the Palestinian people lack basic human rights and are subject to the indignities of illegal collective punishment. Israeli historian Pappe lays out how this dire situation came to be, beginning with the plans formulated prior to 1967's Six-Day War.Pappe's conclusions won't be welcome in all quarters, but this detailed history is rigorously supported by primary sources." -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review "Pappé's book is critical for understanding the present situation and looking forward to possible solutions.Highly recommended." --CHOICE "What is new in The Biggest Prison on Earth is Pappe's detailed accounting of exactly what the Israeli planners were contemplating in 1963; namely, "the largest ever mega-prison for a million and a half people - a number that would rise to four million - who are still today, in one way or another, incarcerated within the real or imaginary walls of this prison.

" --Electronic Intifada "A hard-hitting look at the nuts and bolts of Israeli occupation." --Kirkus Reviews ".