Book by Adam Raz documents the systematic looting of Palestinian property, furniture, household goods, books, cultural objects, artworks, by Israeli soldiers and civilians during and after the 1948 war, drawing on Israeli military archives and testimonies. Raz, an Israeli historian, shows that the plunder was widespread, often officially tolerated, and deeply formative for Israeli material culture. Acknowledges the material dimensions of the Nakba and the theft of Palestinian heritage. Valuable for historians and researchers interested in the material dimensions of the Nakba, Israeli state complicity in the looting of Palestinian property during the 1948 war, and the impact of plunder on Palestinian cultural heritage.
