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March 11, 2007
Understanding the conflict
General histories of the region and the conflict
1. Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A MERIP Primer
Joel Beinin and Lisa Hajjar
c. 8,500 words
If you can't access to the whole document directly try http://www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer/intro-pal-isr-primer.html and then follow the links to the next pages
2. The Origin of the Palestine-Israel Conflict
c. 20,000 words
Published by Jews for Justice in the Middle East
Provides quotes from experts on all issues from the Canaanites to the present day.
3. Question & Answer: Background to the Israel-Palestine Crisis
Stephen R. Shalom [From Z Magazine, May 2002]
c. 8,500 words
4. Israeli & Zionist Frequently Asked Questions
'Israeli & Zionist Frequently Asked Questions section is the most frequently visited section at PalestineRemembered.com...present[ing] the Palestinian version of events.'
5. Zionism And Its Impact
Ann M. Lesch
c. 6,500 words
'quoted from Encyclopedia Of The Palestinians edited by Philip Mattar']
6. Zionist quotes
A massive trawl through the archives, arranged by name and by subject
http://www.allthatremains.com/Acre/Famous-Zionist-Quotes/Story637.html
7. MERIP Primer on the Uprising in Palestine
c. 23,500 words
8. United Nations Resolutions and the Middle East Peace Process
MIFTAH, January 15, 2001
plus: US vetoes of UN resolutions
9. United Nations' history of Palestine from 1917
10. A Basic History of Zionism and its Relation to Judaism
Hanna Braun
c. 3,100 words
11. "From Jew To Jew: Why Should We Oppose The Israeli Occupation of The West Bank and Gaza" (PDF format)
A Jewish Voice for Peace, from the Bay area
Anywhere between 5,000 and 6000 words
A new (2004) history of the conflict by Uri Avnery for Gush Shalom (the Israeli Peace Bloc)
32-page PDF presentation
'These 101 points demolish the myths, conventional lies and historical falsehoods, on which most of the arguments of both Israeli and Palestinian propaganda rest. The truths of both sides are intertwined into one historical narrative that does justice to both. Without this common basis, peace is impossible.'
13. Palestine-Israel 101: The Two State SolutionThe American Task Force on Palestine, Powerpoint presentation
Q: “What can the U.S. do to improve relations with the Arab world?”
A: Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
