The Palestine-Israel Conflict: A Basic Introduction » (Second Edition)

Gregory Harms is a freelance writer and independent researcher. He lectures on the Middle East and US foreign policy, and has travelled throughout Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Todd M. Ferry began his studies in archaeology and Near East history at Indiana University. He received his MA in Syro-Palestinian archaeology from the University of Chicago in 2001, and has worked as a supervisor at the sites of Ashkelon and Tel Beth Shemesh in Israel.

“This superior and remarkably thorough, if brief, study of the Holy Land enigma is strongly recommended as an introduction.” Choice

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Pt. I Background History

1 Ancient History: Canaan-Palestine: From the First Foot Falls to Rome Todd M. Ferry Ferry, Todd M. 3

2 Muhammad, Islam, and the Arab Empire 23

3 The Crusades to the Ottoman Empire 35

Pt. II Pre-conflict

4 Jewish Persecution and Zionism 47

5 Palestine 57

6 World War I to World War II: The Genesis of Conflict 65

Pt. III Conflict

7 1947-1967: Conflict: Partition, Israeli Statehood, and the Six-Day War 87

8 The 1970s to Lebanon 1982: The Continuation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 117

9 The Intifada and the Peace Process 141

10 Into the Twenty-First Century: Camp David II and the Bush II Era 159

Conclusion: Current Developments 194

App. 1 Chronology 203

App. 2 Israel's Prime Ministers 206

App. 3 General Data: Israel, Palestine 207

Notes 209

Suggested Reading 236

Select Bibliography 242

Index 246