Original sentence: " A "history and defense" of the state of Israel, the book was praised in the United States, and in the view of Finkelstein and Noam Chomsky, Finkelstein's charges were received initially with great hostility.He claimed Joan Peters' book From Time Immemorial, was a "monumental hoax.However, after a number of reviewers in British and Israeli media supported some of Finkelstein's criticisms, U.Today, partly as a result of Finkelstein's analysis and criticism, Peters' book is discredited among scholars
Edited sentence: " A "history and defense" of the state of Israel, the book was widely praised in the United States, and Finkelstein's charge initially was received with great hostility.He exposed Joan Peters' book From Time Immemorial, as a "monumental hoax.However, after a number of reviewers in British and Israeli media supported Finkelstein's analysis, U.Today, largely as a result of Finkelstein's analysis and criticism, Peters' book is discredited among scholars