arab-israeli conflict

Examines the Israeli-Arab conflict beginning with the birth of Zionism in the late nineteenth century, and describes key figures from Ben-Gurion to Bill Clinton, accounts of the meetings in Oslo, Madrid, and Camp David, and the Middle East policy of George W. Bush.

Provides background information on the conflict between Jews and Palestinians that has lasted from Biblical times to the present.

Sam, an Israeli teen whose leg may have to be amputated, and Yusuf, a Palestinian teen who has lost his left eye, find themselves uneasy roommates in a Jerusalem hospital when one night the boys decide to slip past the nurses and make their way toward the Old City, in search of ancient secrets, but as they navigate the dark streets, they must defend themselves against perilous encounters in the desert and the city.

Contains twenty-four essays in which the authors examine regional issues and the Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel and the Gaza Strip, Israel and the West Bank, and international involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

David Harris-Gershon and his wife, Jamie, newly married, moved to Jerusalem to attend graduate school. While David slept in that day, Jamie went to classes at Hebrew University. She was sitting in the cafeteria with friends when a bomb went off, triggered by a suicide bomber. The friends sitting next to her were killed, Jamie went to the hospital, and David tried to make sense of it all. His quest led him to East Jerusalem and the Hamas terrorist and his family.

Traces the origins of the conflict from the first intellectual roots in the nineteenth century, examines the actions and aims of the competing nationalist movements during the period of the British Mandate which led to the creation of the state of Israel, and outlines and analyzes each of the Arab-Israeli conflicts from the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 to the 2006 Lebanon War and the on-going second Palistinian uprising.

Chronicles the author's work as part of the peace group "Ta'ayush," which attempts to mend the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians by providing aid, rebuilding houses, and physically stopping the progress of the dividing wall.