The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine

"Indie Bestseller ""This book is both necessary and accessible. So many people are mystified by this never-ending Middle East conflict. Here at last is a concise and readable account of a fundamental international issue of our time, one that has implications far beyond the region where it is set.""--Jon Snow, presenter of Channel 4 News (UK) ""A masterpiece of clarity, concision and balance.""--Professor Adam Sutcliffe, King's College London ""A valuable read in that it humanizes the Palestinian struggle side by side with the Israeli need for security.""--Alberta Jewish News ""The complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [are] easy to understand in this clear, straightforward, and unemotional history.""--John McHugo, author of A Concise History of the Arabs ""The huge library on the conflict and the massive information it contains requires that authors write books that effectively transmit that knowledge to a wide public. Now comes Michael Scott-Baumann, who does just this excellently. His thirty-five years' experience as a teacher and lecturer in history is felt on each page of his book. . . . a road map to students and an entrance gate to whomever wants to go beyond it.""--Menachem Klein, professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University and author of Lives in Common ""A complete history exploring the conflict between Israel and Palestine in just a few hundred pages. . . . A useful reference.""--School Library Journal"