An arabiclanguage book festival in haifa, israel, on friday. It probes how they are being integrated into the state of israel and how, at the same time, they face dilemmas of. Why arabs and muslims will not accept israel as the jewish state by mordechai kedar. These include israel s war of independence and the palestinian nakbah, the suez crisis, the sixday war, the yom kippur war, and two wars in lebanon. It is a book that will enlighten those who come fresh to the subject, as well as those who want to study further the inner workings of the arabisraeli conflict and the chances of its resolution. The history of the middle east goes back about 12,000 years, most of which was not marked by fighting between arabs and jews. Arab israeli wars, series of military conflicts between israeli and various arab forces, most notably in 194849, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006. Arabic readers in israel have to hope the border guards are sloppy. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Top 10 books on the arabisraeli conflict best book. Arab israeli wars, conflicts in 194849, 1956, 1967, 197374, and 1982 between israel and the arab states. Well before their expulsion from the holy land by the romans in 70ad, jews lived in hebron, jerusalem, tiberias and safed. Many if not most israelis believe that the conflict is largely a result of arab attempts to destroy israel, and that only israeli military power stands between them and annihilation. One of the most crucial issues to affect national policy in the state of israel is that of relations between its jewish and arab citizens.
The best books on the israelpalestine conflict five books. The origins of the arab jewish conflict over palestine. The arab israeli war of narratives by gilbert achcar. The arab israeli conflict is a modern phenomenon, which has its roots in the end of the 19th century.
Since then, my book has been the target of organized smear campaigns. This edited collection offers a comprehensive analysis of the most significant factors to have contributed to current conditions. Ron david begins arabs and israel for beginners by explaining that he wants to let the reader know where his book is heading. Louers fascinating book embraces the complexity of this history, revealing the surprising collusions and compromises that have led to alliances between arab nationalists and israeli authorities. The 1948 or first arab israeli war was the second and final stage of the 194749 palestine war. No light at the end of this tunnel the new york times. The best book ever written about the israeli army israel. The best books on the israel palestine conflict recommended by robin yassinkassab. Arab israelis are joining the idf in growing numbers.
More than one million muslim and christian arabs, druze, bahais, circassians and other ethnic groups also are represented in israels population. It formally began following the end of the british mandate for palestine at midnight on 14 may 1948. What is a good nonpartisan book about the history of. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Before the mossad, israel had the arab section spies of no country. This is what is written about this book in amazon from time immemorial. Beginners is one of few books cover the issues of both jews and arabs objectively, insightfully and in an easytoread style. Author tony maalouf contends that this bias differs dramatically from the biblical portrayal of ishmael and the nations that have. Start by marking the arabs in israel as want to read. List of books and articles about arabisraeli conflict. Having read dozens of books on this conflict, i have found nearly none that did not exhibit at least some subtle bias in one direction or the other. The doctrine was like a centre to the israel policy which led to the dismissal of many policies and rights of the palestine arabs. A 3,000year history of peoples, tribes and empires by tim mackintoshsmith is published by yale university press.
So did local arabs, most of whom came to the area when muhammads successors took jerusalem and settled there from 636 forward. Early on in his book eugene rogan, who teaches the modern history of the middle east, confesses that in. Pdf the arabisraeli conflict in history textbooks, 19482000. Charles tripp, soas, university of london, uk if there is anything more contentious than the arabisrael conflict, it is the history of the conflict. A thoughtful and welldocumented call to rethink the role of arabs in the plan of god. Rather, israels arabs have sought to insert themselves into israeli society while simultaneously celebrating their difference, and these efforts have led to a confrontation between two conceptions of society and two visions of israel. Before the mossad, israel had the arab section books. Spies of no country offers nuanced understanding of israel s complexity for half a decade, matti friedman has been working hard, and publicly, to dispel easy narratives about israel. Pdf the book analyzes the way in which the arabisraeli conflict and. Secret lives at the birth of israel by matti friedman reveals the littleknown history of prestate israels first spies jews. Islam, arab culture and the arabs contribution to human civilization were presented in a positive light. Smith is the best reference for anyone who desires to explore and understand the details of the arabisraeli conflict.
As one of the most contentious and controversial relationships in the world, the israelpalestine conflict has found its way into the headlines for various reasons over the last few decades. Ori stendel this book is an enquiry into the key factors of the arab israelis. Chomsky calls them the endless lies of the antidefamation league and its friends. Davids embattled stance is understandable because his book challenges the popular, proisraeli version of the israeli arab conflict. Yehoshafat harkabis arab attitudes to israel is the first book known to me in which the author discusses the curent arabisraeli conflict refering, among other issues, to the origins of islam and the career of the islamic prophet mohammad. Israel bans arab jewish romance novel for promoting interracial relationships while israeli antimiscegenation groups threaten arabs for relationships with jews, books. If you would like to share your views with a blog post on the algemeiner, please be. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Western christianitys longstanding support of israel has, perhaps unintentionally, nurtured a prejudice against arab peoplethe descendants of abrahams first son, ishmael. Enemies and neighbors and millions of other books are available for instant. The arab israeli conflict has resulted in at least five major wars and a number of minor conflicts. Arabs and jews in palestine and israel, 19172017 by ian black.
Why arabs and muslims will not accept israel as the jewish. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Arabs and jews in palestine and israel, 1917 2017 01 by black, ian isbn. The israelipalestinian conflict is in the headlines. If you are interested in a factual book written by someone non partisan then look no further than this book here. The author and political blogger chooses five books on the israel palestine conflict and compares the palestinians to the jews in diaspora. Eye to eye facing the consequences of dividing israel book. It reflects contemporary colonialist assumptions about arabs and jews. The roots of the arabisraeli conflict are attributed to the rise of zionism and arab nationalism towards the end of the 19th century. The arabisraeli conflict refers to the political tension, military conflicts and disputes between arab countries and israel, which climaxed during the 20th century. The conflict became a major international issue with the birth of israel in 1948. The book starts with a quick chapter that summarizes the story of palestine from the days of.
His book is an extended essay on the conflict from the 1930s onwards. If you want to continue to believe fairy tales about arabs in israel, dont touch this book it will surely be hazardous to your closed mind. Israel maintains that hamas refuses to recognize israel, on grounds that hamass peace offerings are a ploy. In the marchapril 2002 issue of foreign affairs, pollack, who is deputy director of national security studies at the council on foreign relations, bluntly addressed what should be done once the al. Israel the star of david is the bestknown symbol of jewish identity and of patriotism for the state of israel. Benami, a historian by training, served in the government of ehud barak, israel s labour prime minister from 19992001. Wellknown books, especially by israels new historians, have made. Books by famed arab authors, and arabic translations of writers like orwell and. The book tells about the negotiations that were made by israel officials with arabs in the mid1920s. I still have no doubt that the tanks of tammuz is the best book ever about the israel defense forces and the countrys wars. Arabs and jews in palestine and israel, 19172017 ian. Palestine in the face of mounting arab opposition, the book reexamines the origins of.
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