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The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine by Michael Scott-Baumann

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The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine

From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace

Michael Scott-Baumann

The Experiment · Print & ebook · February 28, 2023

Reading lane: Jewish History

The ongoing struggle between Israel and Palestine is one of the most bitter conflicts in history, with profound global consequences.

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Why This Clicks

Clear, Compact History

A brisk, lucid guide to a history you may know in pieces.

Come here for

  • a compact sweep through a fraught century
  • clear orientation without losing the knotty parts

Expect

  • tight historical framing
  • big-picture context over exhaustive detail

Book Details

Authors
Michael Scott-Baumann
Publisher
The Experiment
Published
February 28, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Jewish History · Travel in Israel
Reading lane
Jewish History

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Publisher Categories

  • Israel & Palestine History

  • Other Military Conflicts

  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State

About This Book

The ongoing struggle between Israel and Palestine is one of the most bitter conflicts in history, with profound global consequences. In this book, Middle East expert Michael Scott-Baumann succinctly describes its origins and charts its evolution from civil war to the present day. Each chapter offers a lucid explanation of the politics and ends with personal testimony from Palestinians and Israelis whose lives have been impacted by the dispute. While presenting competing inte...

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The ongoing struggle between Israel and Palestine is one of the most bitter conflicts in history, with profound global consequences. In this book, Middle East expert Michael Scott-Baumann succinctly describes its origins and charts its evolution from civil war to the present day. Each chapter offers a lucid explanation of the politics and ends with personal testimony from Palestinians and Israelis whose lives have been impacted by the dispute. While presenting competing interpretations, Scott-Baumann examines the key flash points, including the early role of the British, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, the Six-Day War of 1967, and the Trump administration’s peace plan, pitched as “the deal of the century,” in 2020. He delineates both the nature of Israeli control over the Palestinian territories and Palestinian resistance—going to the heart of the clashes in recent decades. The result is an indispensable history, including a time line, glossary, and analysis of why efforts to restore peace have continually failed and what it will take to succeed. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.

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