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This book is the essential guide to the extraordinarily complicated and developing situation in Israel/Palestine. Fully updated to reflect the tense and troubling changes in the region since 7 October 2023, this book puts the present situation into its broader context and, examining all perspectives, it unravels the origins and development of issues which make the headlines daily. Each aspect of this complex conflict is explained with engaging objectivity which will ensure you can examine the issues from all perspectives and in a social, political, historical and international framework.>
List of contents
- : Chapter 1 Biblical beginnings
- : Chapter 1 Biblical beginnings
- : Chapter 2 Whose land?
- : Chapter 2 Whose land?
- : Chapter 3 The Mandate
- : Chapter 3 The Mandate
- : Chapter 4 Israel
- : Chapter 4 Israel
- : Chapter 5 Battle lines
- : Chapter 5 Battle lines
- : Chapter 6 PLO and war
- : Chapter 6 PLO and war
- : Chapter 7 Arafat and the PLO
- : Chapter 7 Arafat and the PLO
- : Chapter 8 Camp David
- : Chapter 8 Camp David
- : Chapter 9 The Lebanese battleground
- : Chapter 9 The Lebanese battleground
- : Chapter 10 Intifada
- : Chapter 10 Intifada
- : Chapter 11 Madrid and beyond
- : Chapter 11 Madrid and beyond
- : Chapter 12 Sharon
- : Chapter 12 Sharon
- : Chapter 13 Hamas and Hezbollah, 2006-7
- : Chapter 13 Hamas and Hezbollah, 2006-7
- : Chapter 14 Ways forward?
- : Chapter 14 Ways forward?
- : Glossary
- : Glossary
- : Taking it further
- : Taking it further
- : Index
- : Index
About the author
Stewart Ross taught in a variety of institutions worldwide before becoming a writer, lecturer and broadcaster. He has written over 175 books, including widely acclaimed historical works.
