Many books look at the legal side and many more at the history. Palestine land dispute could be quickly ended if only israel would abandon its occupation settlements in the judeasamaria west bank region and give full independence to a palestinian nation in. The executive committee of the palestine liberation organization ec is the highest executive body of the palestine liberation organization and acts as the government. Other articles where history of palestine is discussed. The hundred years war on palestine by rashid khalidi. Palestinians living in israel until 1967 endured a military government and there. Wellknown books, especially by israels new historians, have made a big. Caplan provides a brisk and balanced account of it. I found this book to be an excellent resource for historical, cultural, and economic issues relating to the palestinians. Crossing boundaries in occupied palestine by raja shehadeh.
The israeli death squads have been documented, period. List of books and articles about palestinian history online. Part of a series called contesting the past, this evenhanded study is by a canadian academic who has spent his whole career researching and teaching the history of the israel palestine conflict. Benami, a historian by training, served in the government of ehud. The histor y o f palesti ne is the study of the past in the region of palesti ne, generally defined as a geographic region in the southern levant between the mediterranean sea and the jordan river where israe l and palesti ne are today, and various adjoining lands. The best books on palestine five books expert recommendations. From about 1517 to 1917, the ottoman empire ruled much of the region. Well known books, especially by israels new historians, have made a big. The catastrophic history of the middle east peace process by robert spencer dec.
How and why palestinian statelessness persists are the central questions of seth anziskas groundbreaking book, which explores the complex legacy of the. Khalidi participated in this history as an activist scion of a leading palestinian family. Israelpalestine history modern, jewish history, books. A history of settler colonialism and resistance, 19172017 rashid khalidi. The name is derived from a word meaning land of the philistines. The paleolithic period old stone age in palestine was first fully examined by the british archaeologist dorothy garrod in her excavations of caves on the slopes of mount carmel in 192934. There is no dispute in the history books of what happened in palestine in 1948. Karl sabbaghs personal view of palestinian history impresses adam.
The war for palestine rewriting the history of 1948 the 1948 war led to the creation of the state of israel, the fragmentation of palestine, and to a con. Since june 2007, there have been two separate administrations in palestine, one in the west bank and the other in the gaza strip. The palestinian government is the government of the palestinian authority or state of palestine. Best books about palestine fiction and nonfiction 122. During world war i the british government issued the balfour declaration of 1917, which favored.
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