Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A History with Documents

"Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict" brings the multi-faceted story of the struggle in the Middle East to life for readers. Smith places the conflict in historical and political perspective, facilitating readers' understanding of how this complex situation has evolved over time. By examining its underlying causes, individual and group motives, and the roles that countries around the world have played in the region, Smith helps readers understand the history behind the headlines. He presents this in-depth account in an engaging, accessible book that includes historical and current voices on all sides of the struggle. The book's carefully selected documents, maps, photographs, and chronologies provide context for the narrative, and its up-to-the-minute coverage of developments captures readers' interest and helps them better understand the latest news in the region. The Middle East and Palestine to 1914: an overview Ottoman society, Palestine, and the origins of Zionism, 1800-1914 World War I, Great Britain, and the peace settlements, 1914-1921 Palestine between the wars: Zionism, the Palestinian Arabs, and the British mandate,1920-1939 World War II and the creation of the state of Israel, 1939-1948 The beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict: the search for security, 1949-1957 From Suez to the Six-Day War, 1957-1967 War and the search for peace in the Middle East, 1967-1976 Lebanon, the West Bank, and the Camp David Accords : the Palestinian equation in the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1977-1984 From pariah to partner : the PLO and the quest for peace in global and regional contexts, 1984-1993 Israeli-Palestinian/Arab negotiations and agreements, 1993-1999 Image vs. reality : Camp David 2000, Palestinian Rebellion, and Israeli unilateralism , 1999-2006 Presents a discussion of pre-1948 history revealing how Arab and Israeli attitudes and world opinion have been formed, and how contemporary issues and events can be understood in relation to events dating back to WWI and earlier. It also discusses the conflict in its social, regional and international contexts, from its origins up to March 2006. This history of the Arab Israeli War of 1967 includes a basic outline of pre-1948 history of the region, the history of Zionism and the peace negotiations of the 1990s Charles D. Smith. A History With Documents -- Cover. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.