Israeli expat historian pappe the idea of israel director of the european centre for palestine studies at the university of exeter boldly and persuasively argues for understanding the occupied territories as the worlds largest ever mega prison he begins by describing israeli preparations made several years before 1967s six day war to . Note i received a free pre publication copy of this book in exchange for an online review this book is about the israeli governments treatment of the palestinians living in the west bank and the gaza strip territories which were seized by israel in the 1967 six day war. This item the biggest prison on earth a history of the occupied territories by ilan pappe hardcover 800 only 3 left in stock order soon ships from and sold by powells chicago. Israeli expat historian pappe the idea of israel director of the european centre for palestine studies at the university of exeter boldly and persuasively argues for understanding the occupied. What is new in the biggest prison on earth is pappes 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