In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 2003 book”. Today it says “a 2003 book by alan dershowitz”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
The Holocaust Industry , claims the book is a hoax and largely plagiarized from the book From Time Immemorial . ( See Dershowitz-Finkelstein affair .) He also notes that the book, which deals extensively with Israel and human rights, fails to quote any mainstream human rights organizations.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Case for Israel is a New York Times bestseller by Alan Dershowitz , a law professor at Harvard University .The book responds to common criticisms of Israel .The book is divided into several chapters, each of which addresses what Dershowitz identifies as being particularly strong accusations and myths about Israel, such as "Israel is the 'prime' human rights violator in the world" and "Israel is the cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict." Each chapter is divided into several sections."The Accusation" states a common criticism of Israel , "The Accusers" lists several quotes from critics supporting the accusation, "The Reality" contains a short statement contradicting the accusation, and "The Proof" contains Dershowitz's explanation of his viewpoint.Edward Said and Noam Chomsky are among the critics that he quotes the most heavily.Dershowitz has released a sequel in 2005 championing the two state solution .The book, The Case for Peace , explains what he believes is needed to be done in order to achieve peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict .The Case for Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2015 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Case for Israel is a New York Times bestseller by Alan Dershowitz , a law professor at Harvard University . Author intention was to respond to common criticisms of Israel . The Case for Israel .
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The Case for Israel is a 2003 book by Alan Dershowitz , a law professor at Harvard University .The work is a response to common criticisms of Israel .The Case for Israel was a New York Times bestseller . The Case for Israel .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
2003 book by Alan Dershowitz The Case for Israel is a 2003 book by Alan Dershowitz , a law professor at Harvard University . The work is a response to common criticisms of Israel . The Case for Israel was a New York Times bestseller . The Case for Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
2003 book by Alan Dershowitz The Case for Israel is a 2003 book by Alan Dershowitz , a law professor at Harvard University . The work is a response to common criticisms of Israel . The Case for Israel was a New York Times bestseller . It also led to the public controversy known as the Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair . The Case for Israel .
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a 2003 book
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a 2003 book by alan dershowitz
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