Background Research
- Arab Israeli ConflictFrom the The Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World.
- Palestinian StatehoodFrom Gale Global Issues Online Collection
- 9 questions about Israel-Gaza you were too embarrassed to askThis Washington Post article is from 2012, but has some useful background.
- An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on EarthIn this 2014 article from The Tablet, a former AP correspondent explains how and why reporters get Israel so wrong, and why it matters
- 1913: Seeds of ConflictThis hour-long documentary looks at the moment of transformation when Ottoman rule in Palestine was still strong, the identities of Jerusalemites were fluid, and few could imagine the conflict that would dominate the region for the next century. Until now, scholars have focused on the British Mandate as the matchstick of the Middle East conflict. Breaking new ground, this film focuses on the moment when Arab and Jewish nationalism first made contact, and the seeds of conflict were first sewn.
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Books to Check Out
The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: a beginner's guide by A thorough and accessible account of the Palestine-Israeli conflict past, present and future, this introduction is jointly authored by an American rabbi and professor of Judaism, and a Palestinian lecturer on Islam giving full vent to the emotions behind the two sides of the debate without avoiding any issues, however confrontational and conflict-ridden.
The Iron Cage by The story of the Palestinian search to establish a state begins in the era of British control over Palestine and stretches between the two world wars.
My Promised Land by An authoritative and personal narrative history of the State of Israel, by one of the most influential journalists writing about the Middle East.
