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This category is for historical and background information on this conflict, with the focus on factual and balanced accounts.

Subcategories

• Deir Yassin
• History of Israel
• History of Palestine
• History of Zionism
• Jenin
• Pre-Israel
• Qibya

Resources in This Category

• 80 Theses - Draft for a New Peace Camp

  http://www.spectacle.org/0601/israel.html
  Gush Shalom, a non-Zionist Israeli group presents a historical narrative attempts to integrate Jewish and Palestinian perspectives on the history of the conflict.

• Almanac of Policy Issues - Israeli-United States Relations

  http://www.policyalmanac.org/world/archive/crs_israeli-us_relations.shtml
  History of US policy toward Israel since the Truman administration with an overview of current issues including the Israel-Palestine peace process and U.S. foreign assistance, from October 2002.

• Background Material on the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

  http://www.angelfire.com/pro/canthos/
  A pro-Palestinian examination of the background of Arab - Israeli conflict and peace process with emphasis on historical documents. A compendium of reference information for those seeking deeper understanding of the issues.

• Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem

  http://www.palestine-encyclopedia.com/
  Issa Nakhleh's e-book of articles about the Palestinian problem from an Arab Palestinian perspective.

• Gush Shalom

  http://www.gush-shalom.org/
  The background of the conflict as presented by an Israeli/Jewish peace organization.

• HistoryTeacher.net - Arab-Israeli Conflict

  http://www.historyteacher.net/Arab-Israeli_Conflict.htm
  Extensive, balanced and updated collection of links about every aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

• Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Guide to the Mideast Peace Process

  http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/peace%20process/guide%20to%20the%20peace%20process/
  Presentation of issues and documents related to the peace process.

• Jewish Virtual Library - Myths & Facts Online

  http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/
  Pro-Zionist FAQ about Zionism and Israel.

• NPR - The Mideast: A Century of Conflict

  http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/index.html
  Seven-part radio series from September 2002 traces the history of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. Includes maps, biographies and a timeline.

• Palestine Remembered - Critical Analysis Of The Birth Of The Palestinian Refugee Problem

  http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Palestine-Remembered/Story562.html
  Extract from Israeli historian Benny Morris's book "Righteous Victims", published in 1999.

• PBS - Frontline: Battle for the Holy Land

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/holy/
  Documentary from April 2002 goes behind the lines and underground in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to reveal the tactics and strategies that led to the current violence.

• Reviews in History:

  http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/hughesMat2.html
  Review of revisionist historian Avi Shlaim's "Iron Wall" with its thesis that it was Israeli militarism that provoked conflict with its Arab neighbors.

• The Avalon Project at Yale Law School - The Middle East 1916-2001: A Documentary Record

  http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/mideast.asp
  Collection of official documents about Israel and Palestine from the UN, UK, US, Israel and several Arab countries.

• The Hashemites - As the Arabs See the Jews

  http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/kabd_eng.html
  Historical perspective on Zionism and Palestine written by King Abdullah of Jordan in The American Magazine, November 1947.

• The Truth About Palestine

  http://www.angelfire.com/rant/truthaboutpalestine/index.html
  A view on the current Israel-Palestine situation presented from a Palestinian viewpoint.

• Wikipedia - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict
  Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the history of the conflict.

• Zionism-Israel.com - A History of Zionism and the Creation of Israel

  http://www.zionism-israel.com/zionism_history.htm
  Analytic account of the rise of the Zionism Movement and the genesis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the Zionist point of view. Includes maps, photos and links to more detailed histories.

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