Contains a collection of twelve articles that address the issues involved with, causes of, and possible solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Provides background information on the founding of the state of Israel, and features a selection of primary and secondary source articles that offer varying perspectives on the need for a Jewish homeland and the birth of Israel.
Chronicles the history of Israel from biblical times through 1997 and discusses the political, religious, and social changes the country has gone through.
Surveys the history of the Jewish people in Palestine and their activities around the First and Second Temples the site of which is now marked by the Western or Wailing Wall, with an emphasis on events before 70 A.D.
Describes Allied treatment of the Jews during and after their liberation from Nazi concentration camps and examines the struggles Jewish displaced persons faced, covering refugee internment camps, immigration policies, and the establishment of the State of Israel.
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in Israel at the time of King Solomon, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.
American nurse Kitty Fremont is forced to take sides in the struggle for Israeli independence when she becomes involved in the lives of Ari Ben Canaan, a freedom fighter trying to keep the British from returning the orphaned Jewish children aboard the "Exodus" to the displaced persons camp, and two of the ship's young passengers, Karen and Dov Landau.
Argues that the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians traces back not to the British Mandate, when the United Kingdom assumed control over Palestine from 1920 to 1948, but instead to the Ottoman period when the dissent began, and when the means for dealing with that dissent were created.
