The story of the palestinian struggle for statehood. Timeline world history documentaries 1,223,928 views 52. A documentary record, 19671990 paperback january 31, 1992 by yehuda lukacs editor. Beyond the travelfocused elements where to stay, where to eat, theres such great historical documentation and information on the conflict. At the heart of this conflict is a basic idea that both sides believe. For the first half of the week they immersed themselves in the story. Treats both sides as equals and does not show power imbalance. As one of the most contentious and controversial relationships in the world, the israelpalestine conflict has found its way into the headlines for various reasons over the last few decades.
In 2015 a bbc2 documentary, children of the gaza war, brought a flurry of. Caplan provides a brisk and balanced account of it. The ongoing conflict between israel and the palestinians is both simple to understand, yet deeply complex. The history of the israelipalestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of israel in 1948. A history of the zionistarab conflict, 18812001, vintage books, 2001. The documentary man from plains 2007 explores carters postwhite house role in the israelipalestinian conflict. The israeli palestinian conflict has its roots in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the birth of major nationalist movements among the jews and among the arabs, both geared towards attaining sovereignty for their people in the middle east. The collision between those two movements in southern levant upon the emergence of palestinian nationalism after the francosyrian war in the. From the great revolt through the 1948 war chapter 6. Israelpalestine history, middle eastern history, books. Imperial historians know what colonialism looks like.
Research by flora hughesonslow jerusalem by simon sebag montefiore the bestselling nonfiction masterpiece from awardwinning british journalist, historian and author simon sebag montefiore, jerusalem, is the. According to the results of the thesis, titled israel palestine. I am more interested on the historical events and origins, although i am open to also learning about the current state of affairs. The conflict continues to the present day on various levels. Palestinian campaign for the academic and cultural boycott of israel. Which documentary or book best explains the israel. History of the israelipalestinian conflict wikipedia. It is a great interpenetration of fiction and documentary.
One of the biggest myths about the israelpalestine conflict is that its been. Peace, propaganda and the promised land is a great documentary about the israel palestine conflict and focuses on the role of the american media in fostering passivity in the mind of the american public when it comes to these issues. Whats the best single book on the israelipalestinian. The israelis believe that they are entitled to the land now known as israel, while the palestinians believe that. This paperback edition includes a new preface examining recent developments in the israel palestine conflict and the misuse of antisemitism, and a new chapter analysing the controversy surrounding israel s construction of the west bank wall. This documentary, titled occupation 101 explores the realities of occuaption and israel s systematic deprivation of human rights against the palestinians. Documents on the israeli palestinian conflict, 19671983. Any good documentaries on israelpalestine conflict. Pappe has written a great historical work on the ethnic cleansing of palestine in 19478 and he. A history of the israelipalestinian conflict indiana series in arab and islamic studies.
You can also watch our threepart documentary series on israeli. How the israelipalestinian conflict began history youtube. Timeline world history documentaries 1,218,763 views 52. History of israel documentary introbooks education. The best books on the israelpalestine conflict recommended by robin yassinkassab. Khalidi participated in this history as an activist scion of a leading palestinian family. Britain and the holy land israel palestine documentary timeline duration. Mark tesslers highly praised, comprehensive, and balanced history of the israelipalestinian conflict from the earliest times to the presentupdated through the first years of the 21st centuryprovides a constructive framework for understanding recent developments and assessing the prospects for future peace.
A documentary history and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Image and reality of the israel palestine conflict by norman g. In this fourpart documentary series, rawan damen traces the sweeping history of palestine since 1799, providing a comprehensive account of the events that led to the palestinians expulsion and establishment of the state of israel in 1948. A critical textbook analysis of the questions history in anglophone universities, this book is the fourth most adopted textbook in the area of israel palestine history in western universities. I would also suggest the iron cage by khalid rashid and benny morris righteous victims each of these academics use compendious data and resources. A history of the israelipalestinian conflict on jstor. The story of the birth of israel as an independent state, based on the novel by leon uris. A history of the israelipalestinian conflict mark a. Many jewish and israel supporting viewers accused the bbc of intentionally downplaying palestinian antisemitism.
This last, and fifth, edition, published in 1995 adds new documents covering the most significant events of the 19901994 period, including the famous palestinianisraeli declaration of principles signed in the white house in september of 1993, and although the reader will not find in this edition, any document of later events, this book, already a classic, maintains its place as a. Documentary on israel palestine occupation youtube. The book is a fictionalized account of the men, one israeli, one palestinian, whose daughters were killed near jerusalem 10 years apart. Top ten best books on the israelipalestinian conflict.
What everyone needs to know about the israelipalestinian. A history of the israelipalestinian conflict indiana. In this book carter argues that israels continued control and construction of. Over 70 films about israelpalestine you can watch for free. Learn about the diverse religious and political history that brought about the israeli palestinian conflict.
Part of a series called contesting the past, this evenhanded study is by a canadian academic who has spent his whole career researching and teaching the history of the israelpalestine conflict. This conflict came from the intercommunal violence in mandatory palestine between israelis and arabs from 1920 and erupted into fullscale hostilities in the 194748 civil war. The history of modern israel clearly fits that category. In an actionfilled documentary featuring archival footage of this movement from its. This collection of essential documents bearing on the longstanding arabisraeli conflict begins with leo pinskers pamphlet of 1882 which first proposed the establishment of a jewish state, preferably in palestine, and ends with the united nations security council resolution of 1990. It covers the full spectrum of a violent and checkered historythe origins of zionism and arab nationalism, the struggles surrounding israel s independence in 1948, the sixday war and other wars and hostilities over the decades, and the long. As the crisis in gaza deepens, culture whisper lines up history, context and passionate argument on both sides of the divide with the ten best books on the israelipalestinian conflict. Examines a critical yet overlooked moment of transformation in palestine, long before the balfour declaration and british mandate period. A documentary history of the middle east conflict new york. In print for nearly half a century, and now in its eighth edition, the israelarab reader is an authoritative guide to over a century of conflict in the middle east. It features interviews of many respected academics like noam chomsky and journalists like robert fisk and amira. Eighth revised and updated edition laqueur, walter, schueftan, dan on. A place for discussion of israeli life and culture, but most of all for participating in the time honored tradition of arguing politics.
See how wwi and wwii influenced the establishment of the nation state of israel. Im looking for a good book to read in order to educate myself on the issues between israel and palestine, and how it started historically. Penguin, 1995, 273 morris, benny, revisiting the palestinian exodus of 1948, in the war for palestine. The author and political blogger chooses five books on the israelpalestine conflict and. The audiobook is divided into two parts the first by an american rabbi and professor of judaism, and the second by a palestinian lecturer on islam. Thats why leftists, who have always been in the forefront of the international anticolonial struggle, are more likely to support the palestinians in the present dire conflict between them and the israeli state. T his carefully measured documentary splices together archive material, dramatic recreations and extensive. My personal favorite is neil caplans the israel palestine conflict. It covers the full spectrum of the israel arab conflict, including a new chapter recounting the gaza withdrawal, the hamas election victory, and the lebanon. If you want the standard text used in universities its the israel palestinian israel. The first book to read on the occupation of palestine by israel would be ilan pappes the ethnic cleansing of palestine.
Max fisher, ma 9 questions about the israel palestine conflict you were too embarrassed to ask, july 17, 2014 editors note. The best books on the israelpalestine conflict five books. But the modern phase of the conflict began in the late 1800s, when a viennese journalist named theodore herzl witnessed the. A documentary history of the middle east conflict, 7th edition walter laqueur, barry rubin on. Israel palestine conflict videos on history research guides at. Often, those reasons are tied to the reignition of tensions or the crumbling of peace talks.
Exam boards drop israelpalestine from syllabus as schools. He breaks the narrative down into a number of core issues and analyzes them in an impressively balanced manner. The hundred years war on palestine by rashid khalidi. How colum mccann shaped loss into a book the new york times. A history of the israelipalestinian conflict is a must for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses on the middle east. A shocking new book reveals facts that every american and every citizen of the free world should know, but few do. In his book, divided jerusalem, author bernard wasserstein estimated that in 1910 the population of the city of jerusalem was approximately 69,900. An essential resource, completely revised and updated for the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of israel in print for forty years, the israel arab reader is a thorough and uptodate guide to the continuing crisis in the middle east. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I n 2014 history teacher michael davies took a group of his gcse and alevel students on a field trip to israel and palestine. Finkelstein a fully updated new edition, by the author of the holocaust industry.
Documentaries on palestine and its history palestine remix. At the end of this conflict, known as the 1948 arabisraeli war, egypt was given control of the gaza strip. The author and political blogger chooses five books on the israelpalestine conflict and compares the palestinians to the jews in diaspora. Although the historical period covered is relatively short, it is a crucial one that.