The Arab-israeli Conflict (Open for Debate)

Worth, Richard

ISBN 10: 0761422951 ISBN 13: 9780761422952

Publisher: Benchmark Books, 2007

Synopsis

"Outlines the history, origins, and different perspectives of the Arab-Israeli conflict"--Provided by publisher.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 7 Up—An evenhanded treatment of a controversial subject. The first chapter presents a brief summary of the issues involved, with subsequent sections providing more detail about historical events in the region from ancient times through the present day. Topics discussed include the Zionist movement, the Palestinians' right of return, Yasir Arafat and the PLO, and the history of the settlements. Worth is careful to present arguments from all sides of the conflict, supporting them with quotations from primary sources. The writing is clear and factual, and the information is up-to-date. Archival photographs and several historical maps are interspersed throughout, and sidebar essays address such subjects as "Jewish Leaders in Palestine" and "What Does It Mean to Be Israeli?" The book concludes with a chronology of events from 1000 B.C.E. to March 2006 and a brief list of Web sites. There is also a guide for further reading of recent books on the subject; most of the titles listed are more likely to be available in large public libraries than in schools. A useful resource for students doing research for debates or for argumentative essays.—Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ
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About this edition

• Publisher: Benchmark Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0761422951
• ISBN 13: 9780761422952
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 128