The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Beginner's Guide
An updated edition of this bestselling introduction to the conflict

The essential guide that allows both sides to be heard

Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn—Sherbok presents the Israeli perspective, while Dr Dawoud El—Alami presents the Palestinian perspective

Updated to cover the most recent events, including the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the May 2021 fighting in Gaza, this bestselling introduction explores the history, motivations and people behind the Palestine–Israel conflict – and assesses the prospects for peace after almost eighty years.
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The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Beginner's Guide
An updated edition of this bestselling introduction to the conflict

The essential guide that allows both sides to be heard

Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn—Sherbok presents the Israeli perspective, while Dr Dawoud El—Alami presents the Palestinian perspective

Updated to cover the most recent events, including the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the May 2021 fighting in Gaza, this bestselling introduction explores the history, motivations and people behind the Palestine–Israel conflict – and assesses the prospects for peace after almost eighty years.
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The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Beginner's Guide

The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Beginner's Guide

The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Beginner's Guide

The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Beginner's Guide

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An updated edition of this bestselling introduction to the conflict

The essential guide that allows both sides to be heard

Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn—Sherbok presents the Israeli perspective, while Dr Dawoud El—Alami presents the Palestinian perspective

Updated to cover the most recent events, including the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the May 2021 fighting in Gaza, this bestselling introduction explores the history, motivations and people behind the Palestine–Israel conflict – and assesses the prospects for peace after almost eighty years.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780861543700
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 09/13/2022
Series: Beginner's Guides
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dan Cohn-Sherbok is Professor Emeritus of Judaism at the University of Wales.

Dawoud El-Alami was a Reader in Islamic Studies at the University of Aberdeen until his retirement in 2021.

Table of Contents

Preface to the fifth edition vii

Prefaces to previous editions viii

Chronology xiii

A Jewish perspective Dan Cohn-Sherbok

1 The Zionist movement 3

2 Beyond the First World War 24

3 The Jewish state 44

4 The Six-Day War and its aftermath 64

5 The road to peace 84

6 Before and after September 11 104

7 Renewed aggression 121

A Palestinian perspective Dawoud El-Alami

8 The origins of modern Palestine 137

9 Palestinians, Jews and the British 154

10 Towards the establishment of a Jewish state 181

11 Arabs and Jews 194

12 Towards liberation 212

13 The wall 237

14 The legacy of the old guard 246

Debate 266

Glossary 297

Notes 301

Bibliography 309

Index 314

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