A Concise History of the Arab-Israeli ConflictThis concise and comprehensive volume presents a balanced, impartial, and well-illustrated coverage of the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The authors identify and examine the issues and themes that have characterized and defined the conflict over the past century. The authors provide a balanced presentation of Palestine in the Nineteenth Century and the Mandate, World War II, Jewish Displaced Persons, Palestine, the UN, the First Arab-Israeli War, Suez, the Holy War, Search for Peace, and the Intifada and the peace progresses. For history enthusiasts and others interested in the Middle East and Jewish studies. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PALESTINE DURING THE MANDATE | 2 |
The Task of the Historian | 11 |
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