An accessible, balanced chronicle of how the Israel-Palestine conflict originated and developed over the past century.
The result is an indispensable history, including a timeline, glossary, and analysis of why efforts to restore Peace have continually failed and what it will take to succeed..
He delineates both the nature of Israeli control over the Palestinian territories and Palestinian resistance--going to the heart of the clashes in recent decades.
While presenting competing interpretations, Scott-baumann examines the key flashpoints, including the early role of the British, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, the Six Day War of 1967, and the Trump administration\'s Peace plan, pitched as the deal of the century, in 2020.
Each chapter offers a lucid explanation of the politics and ends with personal testimony From Palestinians and Israelis whose lives have been impacted by the dispute.
In this book, Middle East expert Michael Scott-baumann succinctly describes its origins and charts its evolution From civil war to the present day.
The ongoing Struggle between Israel and Palestine is one of the most bitter conflicts in history, with profound global consequences.
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An accessible, balanced chronicle of how the Israel-Palestine conflict originated and developed over the past century
