Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumRecommendations for background reading on the conflict?
Admittedly, I do not have more than a rudimentary understanding of the Israel and Palestine (I sadly say this is a Political Science major - in my defense it was during the 90's when so much attention was spent on the fall of Communism in Europe).
Suggestions to help me gain a better understanding?
likesmountains 52
(4,098 posts)Victory For us Is To See You Suffer was a excellent read.
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)(and I'm sure someone will complain about something.. .whatever)
The Hour of Sunlight, by Sami Al Jundi (autobiography)
Dreams and Shadows; the Future of the Middle East, Robin Wright
Power, Faith, and Fantasy; America in the Middle East, 1776 to present, Michael Oren
Arab and Jew; Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land, David Shipler (Read. This. Book.)
Storm From the East, Milton Viorst
A History of the Middle East, Peter Mansfield
The Great War for Civilisation; The Conquest of the Middle East, Robert Fisk
A History of the Arab Peoples. Albert Hourani
Once Upon a Country, Sari Nusseibeh (Autobiography)
There's also Jimmy Carter's Peace, Not Apartheid. Despite the title, it's more of a lukewarm primer than any actual indictment on anyone. Decent if you just need the "basics," but elementary otherwise.
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)Palestinian news
http://www.maannews.net/eng/Default.aspx
Leftist Israeli news
http://972mag.com/
middle of the road to rightist news
http://www.ynetnews.com/home/0,7340,L-3083,00.html
rightwing
http://www.jpost.com/
very rightwing and quite popular with the ProIsrael set here
http://www.timesofisrael.com/
eta I am surprised that as a political science major I/P was not more covered that is when Oslo was going on interesting
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)Mosby
(16,350 posts)That covers the whole thing
Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy by Shlomo Ben-Ami 2007
Personally I think he is a little hard on israel, especially with his views about oppt for israel post 67 but overall a very good summary.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0195325427?d=d&pd=1
shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)is The Iron Wall, by Avi Schlaim:-
http://www.amazon.com/The-Iron-Wall-Israel-World/dp/0393321126/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353387415&sr=8-1&keywords=avi+schlaim