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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Israel-Palestine | Oren Kessler
Coleman Hughes Published on May 11, 2026 Oren Kessler is a historian and journalist who spent five years researching the Arab Revolt of 1936–39—one of the most consequential and least understood episodes in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His book Palestine 1936 tells the story of the three-way struggle between Arabs, Jews, and the…
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Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Yardena Schwartz Published on January 14, 2025 Buy on Amazon An award-winning journalist presents an even-handed, thoroughly researched examination of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and illustrates how a shocking yet little-known massacre one century ago in what was then Palestine became ground zero of a war that continues to devastate. “[A] compelling story. . . .…
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On Settler Colonialism
Adam Kirsch Published on August 20, 2024 Buy on Amazon Examines the concept of Settler Colonialism as both a historical reality and an ideology, as well as how it is applied to target and deligitimize Israel
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(In)Sights: Peacemaking in the Oslo Process Thirty Years and Counting
Gidi (Gideon) Grinstein Published on September 7, 2023 Buy on Amazon (IN)SIGHTS is a must-read book for anyone seeking to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the challenges of its peaceful resolution, winning praise from across the political spectrum. Itshares co-author Gidi Grinstein’s personal experiences in peacemaking, which culminated in the Camp David negotiations of 1999-2001,…
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Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
Noa Tishby Published on April 6, 2021 Buy on Amazon A “fascinating and very moving” (Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter of The West Wing and The Social Network) chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most interesting countries in the world—Israel. Israel. The small strip of arid land is 5,700…
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Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
Daniel Gordis Published on October 18, 2016 Buy on Amazon The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, “one of the most respected Israel analysts” (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem. Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the…
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My Promised Land
Ari Shavit Published on February 3, 2015 Buy on Amazon NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “A deeply reported, deeply personal history of Zionism and Israel that does something few books even attempt: It balances the strength and weakness, the idealism and the…
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The Case for Israel
Alan Dershowitz Published on August 1, 2004 Buy on Amazon The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel’s rights, supported by indisputable evidence. Presents a passionate look at what Israel’s accusers and detractors are saying about this war-torn country. Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument…
