arab-israeli conflict

An exploration of the history of Gaza.

Examines Israel's capture of the West Bank, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula in 1967's brief Six Day War, discussing how Israel's promise of an 'enlightened occupation' quickly changed.

The Middle East has long been a hotbed of conflict, and Israelis and Palestinians have fought over territory for many years. Through the friendship of two boys, one in the West Bank and one in Jerusalem, readers learn about the heavy cost of continual violence.

Balcony on the Moon follows Ibtisam Barakat through her childhood and adolescence in Palestine from 1972-1981 and chronicles her desire to be a writer.

A graphic novel that explores the 1956 incident that left more than one hundred Palestinians dead in 1956 in Rafah, a small town at the tip of the Gaza Strip.

The author describes her experiences working with young Palestinians, Israelis, Egyptians, and Jordanians and their views concerning on ongoing Middle Eastern crisis.