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Side by side, parallel histories of Israel/Palestine, [edited by] Sami Adwan, Dan Bar-On, Eyal Naveh, [and] PRIME (Peace Research Institute in the Middle East

eng

Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Side by side

bibliography

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[edited by] Sami Adwan, Dan Bar-On, Eyal Naveh, [and] PRIME (Peace Research Institute in the Middle East

parallel histories of Israel/Palestine

This is a dual narrative of Israeli and Palestinian history, where readers can track each against the other, noting both where they differ as well as where they correspond. This format reveals surprising juxtapositions and allows readers to consider and process the very different viewpoints and logic of each side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

From the Balfour Declaration to the British Mandate in Palestine -- The Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917 -- The land of Israel and the Yishuv in the 1920s -- Palestine in the 1920s -- The land of Israel between 1931 and 1947 -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict: the 1930s and 1940s -- The War of Independence and the founding of the State of Israel -- Al-Nakbah, 1948 -- The State of Israel: the first decades, 1950s and 1960s -- Years of homelessness and despair: the 1950s and 1960s -- The Six day War of June 5-10, 1967 -- Israeli aggression against Arab and Palestinian lands: June 1967 War -- From the Six Day War to the First Intifada: Israel in the 1970s and 1980s -- Palestine and the Palestinians, 1967-1987 -- Intifada -- The Intifada of 1987 -- The 1990s -- Reaching for a settlement: agreements toward the unknown