History - Middle East - Israel & Palestine

For almost twenty years, Hamas ruled Gaza and prepared for a battle that it knew it could not win. But the group made a cold calculation: its path to victory rested on sacrificing the lives and livelihoods of the 2.2 million people of Gaza.In...

Hamas has ruled Gaza and the lives of the two million Palestinians who live there since 2006. Hamas Contained, first published in 2018, offers a history of the group, drawing on interviews with organization leaders and their publications. Tareq Baconi maps Hamas's thirty-year transition...

'Clear and concise' CHOICE'A serious and successful book' Illan Pappé 'Could not be timelier. Drawing on his deep understanding of politics and religion in Palestine, Hroub expertly answers every important question' James Piscatori, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) was...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Jews, then keep reading...The Jewish people are one of the oldest living people groups on the planet. The Jews lived alongside the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, and Sumerians-all of whom have since disappeared from...

Should Christians support the modern state of Israel? How should we view Israel, the Jewish people, and the church? What makes Israel so special?Israel and the Jewish people always seem to be in the headlines. Terrorism. War. Antisemitism on university campuses and around the...

As bombs rained down on Gaza in October 2023, images of mass death and destruction gripped the world, and openly genocidal statements from Israeli leaders foretold the magnitude of horrors to come. But the US media was quick to downplay, obscure, and repackage an...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Search for Common Ground AwardMiddle East Institute AwardFinalist, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of ThoughtStavros Niarchos Prize for SurvivorshipNobel Peace Prize nominee "A necessary lesson against hatred and revenge" -Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate "In this book, Doctor Abuelaish has expressed a...

'Refugees are like seeds that scatter in the wind, and land in different soils that become their reluctant homes' my mother once told me. As a small child, I looked up at my mother and clutched her hand. The puffiness of her palm reminded...

"Margalit is one of those rare, dogged reporters who renders real lives with the subtle beauty and pain of fiction. Her portrait of Israeli society is intimate, humane, and haunting. Future generations must read this book to understand the time in which we lived."...

The inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel's longest war. In the War Room is the inside story of the leaders, debates, and decisions that shaped Israel's longest war--a multifront battle that eventually led Israeli and then US jets to...

If you get Islam wrong, you will get the Arab-Israeli conflict wrong. You will misunderstand the immigration crisis reshaping the West. You will be blind to how the greatest civilization ever created is slowly being erased and replaced. And you will fail to appreciate...

If you get Islam wrong, you will get the Arab-Israeli conflict wrong. You will misunderstand the immigration crisis reshaping the West. You will be blind to how the greatest civilization ever created is slowly being erased and replaced. And you will fail to appreciate...

The Holy Land is much more than places and historical artifacts; it's an experience . . . an experience that is spiritual in nature for those with eyes to see. This book is designed to give you eyes to see what most people don't....

The Holy Land is much more than places and historical artifacts; it's an experience . . . an experience that is spiritual in nature for those with eyes to see. This book is designed to give you eyes to see what most people don't....

In the wake of the Hamas attack of October 7 and the Israeli response, historian and current affairs commentator Yakov Rabkin brings together his writings that shed light on the violence in Palestine since the creation of the State of Israel.For decades, Yakov Rabkin...

A renowned Israeli-British historian argues Israel is fracturing, and considers the issues that must be centered for a peaceful future for Palestinians and Jews alike In this timely book, historian Ilan Pappé argues that with the 2022 election of the most right-wing government in...

When the slogans are louder than the facts, evidence becomes a moral imperative. In Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law, United States District Judge Roy K. Altman brings legal rigor to the world's most contentious debate. Applying courtroom-tested standards--burden...

An unflinching exposé of Israel's Lobby, showing how its outsized influence works against our national interests and threatens our freedom. The greatest story in geopolitics and in American domestic affairs is how the far-right government of a small Middle Eastern country came to hold...

Combining poignant memoir and historical research, a son of Holocaust survivors grapples with the dream of Zionism and its consequences. Israel: A Personal History takes off where Göran Rosenberg's internationally acclaimed and award-winning childhood memoir, A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz, ends....

Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year AwardThe first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.Israel is a...