Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Maps Preface Introduction 1. What is the Arab-Israeli Conflict? 2. The Situation, 2009-2011 3. What are the Core Issues? 4. From The Oslo Accords of 1993 to 2005 5. The Media, Perplexity and the Conflict 6. The United States and the Conflict 7. Palestinian Refugees, the Right of Return and Israel's Security 8. Lebanon and the Conflict 9. The 2008-09 Israel-Gaza War Conclusion Appendix One: Some Basic Facts Appendix Two: Some key figures Appendix Three: The Peace Process Bibliography Index

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The Guide aims to demystify and clarify one of the key conflicts of our time, explaining who, what, where, and why in a balanced manner.

About the Author

Ian Bickerton is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has taught the History of the Arab-Israeli conflict for thirty five years, in various institutions, including Pomona College, CA, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of California-Santa Barbara. He has also been visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Oxford University Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies.

Reviews

"In an elegantly written fashion, Bickerton poses and answers difficult questions such as,  ‘What is the Palestinian-Arab-Israel conflict, what is the role of the USA, how have the media contributed to  a polarization of people's views ?' To answer those questions, he takes the reader through a range of key events from the Oslo Accords starting in 1993 to the so called Israel Gaza War of 2008-2009. If all interested parties, whatever their religious or political persuasion, would read and regularly refer to this book, they would no longer stay perplexed." -Stuart Rees, Professor Emeritus, University of Sydney, Director Sydney Peace Foundation. 

"The Israel-Palestine conflict is often depicted as intractable, close to hopeless.  There are many reasons to suppose that that is far from true.  Ian Bickerton's thoughtful discussion of the issues should help to reach a clearer understanding of just what is at stake, and what we can do to bring about a resolution that will respect the demands of justice, and convert antagonism to cooperation." - Noam Chomsky, Professor (retired), MIT.

"A frank and illuminating guide. Bickerton's insightful analysis is a welcome addition [to the study of the conflict]. As he presents multiple, conflicting viewpoints, you may not agree with everything he writes. But your mind will surely be stimulated and your knowledge will surely be enriched." - Jeremy Pressman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut.