The Palestine-Israel Conflict: A Basic Introduction

by Gregory Harms, Todd M. Ferry

The Palestine-Israel conflict is the most notorious and ingrained conflict in living memory. Yet the way it is reported in the media is often confusing, leading many to falsely assume the hostilities stretch continuously back to an ancient period.



The Palestine-Israel Conflict provides a balanced, accessible, and annotated introduction that covers the full history of the region, from Biblical times until today. Perfect for the general reader, as well as students, it offers a comprehensive yet lucid rendering of the conflict, setting it in its proper historical context. This fourth edition brings us up to date, and includes recent events such as Israel's Operation Protective Edge, developments between Fatah and Hamas, ongoing Palestinian resistance, and the entirety of the Obama years.



This book cuts though the layers of confused and contradictory information on the subject, and will help clarify the ongoing conflict for its readers.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Politics

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 20, 2017

Reviews

[Yoana Tosheva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good and comprehensive introduction to the history… chapter 3 was the most important to me as it was the portion from the First World War to present day (and actually this book was released after Obama’s first term and rereleased at the end of his second to include updated information). Horrendous stuff, really, but I finally feel like I have a good working timeline and better general understanding.

[James M · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to the history of Palestine and the conflict that has affected the region. Easy to understand and balanced almost to a fault. Could have done with more input from a Palestinian perspective, the suggested reading list had a lot more suggestions from Israeli sources than Palestinian

[Jim Duggan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to the history of the Palestine - Israel conflict. Definitely not worth reading for those already well versed in the history, but for the majority of people not fully immersed in the history it is a great starting point. Author does mostly stick to the facts, though at times can be slightly biased towards the Palestine side.

[Enes Doyuk · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was inconvenient to follow the notes because all of them in the back of the book, not cited as footnotes. Other than that it’s a great book.

[Santhosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most comprehensive book in the conflict.

[Steven Ng · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars- good intro to conflict. Learned that every cease fire never works lol