In titling his book, Edward W. Said intended three types of meanings by stating "the question of." First is that Palestine is a matter apart from all others and must be dealt with apart from any other situation in the Middle East. Second, "the question of" refers to the long standing and insistent dilemma going on. Third, "the question of" suggests that the status of Palestine is uncertain. He assumes that the reader is aware of the pro-Israel position and now wants the reader to consider a broadly representative Palestinian position in hope that the reader can better understand the deadlock between Zionism and the Arab world. His technique of explaining the Palestinian experience is very effective because the reader is forced to consider himself in the position of a victimized Palestinian Arab. I personally found the evidence of Jewish Imperialism hard to refute, after much pondering, as...