Books on the Israel Palestine Conflict (fiction and nonfiction)

A reading list for those who want to learn about the region, the people, the history, the struggles and the narratives

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1	The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 7,052 ratings score: 18,605, and 187 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 39,027 ratings score: 15,934, and 160 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Gaza Writes Back by Refaat Alareer (Editor/Contributor) 4.53 avg rating — 684 ratings score: 6,733, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé 4.53 avg rating — 7,527 ratings score: 5,394, and 55 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti 4.20 avg rating — 17,533 ratings score: 4,412, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Question of Palestine by Edward W. Said 4.33 avg rating — 2,105 ratings score: 4,342, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fast Times in Palestine by Pamela J. Olson (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 826 ratings score: 4,239, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan 4.11 avg rating — 16,109 ratings score: 3,776, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Orientalism by Edward W. Said 4.12 avg rating — 25,906 ratings score: 3,375, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Case for Israel by Alan M. Dershowitz 3.79 avg rating — 2,440 ratings score: 3,331, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter 3.89 avg rating — 4,358 ratings score: 2,949, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky 4.13 avg rating — 1,775 ratings score: 2,458, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Stillpoint: A Novel of war, peace politics and Palestine by Colin D. Mallard (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 2,387, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren 4.16 avg rating — 5,709 ratings score: 2,210, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky 4.19 avg rating — 1,064 ratings score: 2,174, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights (Ultimate Series) by Omar Barghouti 4.16 avg rating — 348 ratings score: 2,063, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Ramallah Diaries by Suad Amiry 3.86 avg rating — 1,872 ratings score: 1,962, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Culture and Imperialism by Edward W. Said 4.18 avg rating — 5,410 ratings score: 1,934, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz 4.23 avg rating — 11,806 ratings score: 1,757, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Jerusalem: The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 11,668 ratings score: 1,707, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	My Life by Golda Meir 4.04 avg rating — 1,712 ratings score: 1,677, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Freedom Sailors: The Maiden Voyage of the Free Gaza movement and how we succeeded in spite of ourselves by Greta Berlin (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 1,643, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine by Miko Peled 4.24 avg rating — 999 ratings score: 1,635, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Palestinian Dissident by Sam Shoman 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 1,596, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh 4.23 avg rating — 1,676 ratings score: 1,553, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Peace And Its Discontents: Essays on Palestine in the Middle East Peace Process by Edward W. Said 4.21 avg rating — 286 ratings score: 1,544, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under Siege by Amira Hass 4.09 avg rating — 360 ratings score: 1,521, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand 4.11 avg rating — 1,513 ratings score: 1,383, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Blood Brothers: The Dramatic Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel by Elias Chacour 4.36 avg rating — 3,072 ratings score: 1,363, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story by Ghada Karmi 4.15 avg rating — 1,102 ratings score: 1,358, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Exodus by Leon Uris 4.34 avg rating — 99,735 ratings score: 1,336, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman 4.14 avg rating — 12,290 ratings score: 1,317, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East by Abraham Rabinovich (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,275 ratings score: 1,285, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	To the End of the Land by David Grossman 4.01 avg rating — 7,804 ratings score: 1,242, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Norman G. Finkelstein 4.31 avg rating — 610 ratings score: 1,187, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit 4.22 avg rating — 10,140 ratings score: 1,140, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation by Yossi Klein Halevi 4.44 avg rating — 1,398 ratings score: 1,121, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar 4.19 avg rating — 14,234 ratings score: 1,081, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Ô Jérusalem by Dominique Lapierre 4.31 avg rating — 4,238 ratings score: 1,026, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	1948: The First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris 4.16 avg rating — 876 ratings score: 984, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East by Robert Fisk 4.40 avg rating — 5,308 ratings score: 898, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse by Ali Abunimah 4.24 avg rating — 308 ratings score: 831, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World (Norton Paperback) by Avi Shlaim 4.20 avg rating — 838 ratings score: 814, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East 1776 to the Present by Michael B. Oren 3.99 avg rating — 1,926 ratings score: 788, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood by Rashid Khalidi 3.94 avg rating — 655 ratings score: 766, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Twenty Two Years to Life by Mohammed Massoud Morsi (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 757, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Why Israel? by Suraya Dadoo 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 711, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Revolt: Story of the Irgun by Menachem Begin 4.19 avg rating — 235 ratings score: 708, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers' Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000-2010 by Breaking the Silence 3.93 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 702, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Ahed Tamimi 4.70 avg rating — 3,246 ratings score: 697, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine by Ghada Karmi 3.91 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 664, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Right to Exist: A Moral Defense of Israel's Wars by Yaacov Lozowick 4.24 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 664, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	A History of the Jews by Paul Johnson 4.16 avg rating — 2,453 ratings score: 654, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East by Caroline B. Glick 4.22 avg rating — 310 ratings score: 652, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel by Jeff Halper 3.70 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 600, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	From Oslo to Iraq and the Road Map: Essays by Edward W. Said 3.94 avg rating — 193 ratings score: 596, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts by Israel Finkelstein 4.13 avg rating — 3,154 ratings score: 591, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work by Jimmy Carter 3.63 avg rating — 353 ratings score: 587, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel by Max Blumenthal 4.23 avg rating — 652 ratings score: 583, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Smokescreen by Khaled Talib (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 580, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The End of the Peace Process: Oslo and After by Edward W. Said 4.05 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 550, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Let It Be Morning by Sayed Kashua 3.80 avg rating — 762 ratings score: 540, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Palestinian People: A History by Baruch Kimmerling 3.81 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 535, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life by Sari Nusseibeh 4.20 avg rating — 644 ratings score: 530, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Out of Place by Edward W. Said 3.99 avg rating — 3,128 ratings score: 530, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Politics of Dispossession: The Struggle for Palestinian Self-Determination, 1969-1994 by Edward W. Said 4.19 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 518, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	It's Easier to Reach Heaven Than the End of the Street: A Jerusalem Memoir by Emma Williams 4.06 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 512, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	In The Land Of Israel by Amos Oz 4.11 avg rating — 754 ratings score: 496, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001 by Benny Morris 4.16 avg rating — 740 ratings score: 488, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Crisis of Zionism by Peter Beinart 3.87 avg rating — 498 ratings score: 478, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Warrior: An Autobiography by Ariel Sharon 4.10 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 468, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977 by Gershom Gorenberg (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 204 ratings score: 467, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Wrestling With Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Tony Kushner (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 453, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Case Against Israel's Enemies: Exposing Jimmy Carter and Others Who Stand in the Way of Peace by Alan M. Dershowitz 4.06 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 447, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain 3.84 avg rating — 14,109 ratings score: 445, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Bitter Harvest: A Modern History of Palestine by Sami Hadawi 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 432, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Israels Invasion in Gaza by Norman G. Finkelstein 4.16 avg rating — 270 ratings score: 427, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Palace of Angels by Mohammed Massoud Morsi (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 420, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Disappearing Palestine: Israel's Experiments in Human Despair by Jonathan Cook 4.16 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 414, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East by Matt Rees (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 410, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco 4.34 avg rating — 6,326 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine by Ben Ehrenreich 4.31 avg rating — 884 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Chroniques de Jérusalem by Guy Delisle 4.21 avg rating — 15,941 ratings score: 395, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate by Tom Segev 4.02 avg rating — 645 ratings score: 380, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East by Tom Segev 3.95 avg rating — 414 ratings score: 374, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 6,144 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Extreme Rambling: Walking Israels Separation Barrier - For Fun. by Mark Thomas 4.11 avg rating — 673 ratings score: 366, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Israel : A History by Martin Gilbert 4.08 avg rating — 922 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	After the Last Sky: Palestinian Lives by Edward W. Said 4.33 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 354, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Terror Tunnels: The Case for Israel's Just War Against Hamas by Alan M. Dershowitz 3.86 avg rating — 139 ratings score: 344, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Jasmine Falling by Shereen Malherbe (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Unmaking of Israel by Gershom Gorenberg (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 340, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	عائد إلى حيفا by Ghassan Kanafani 4.37 avg rating — 23,846 ratings score: 340, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Bad News From Israel by Greg Philo 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 336, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	What is Past is Dead by Mohammed Massoud Morsi (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 336, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Battle for Justice in Palestine by Ali Abunimah 4.22 avg rating — 350 ratings score: 330, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Case for Sanctions Against Israel by Audrea Lim (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 326, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Coming to Astoria by Omar Kiam (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 326, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Politics of Teaching Palestine to Americans: Addressing Pedagogical Strategies by Marcy Jane Knopf-Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 323, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	If a Place Can Make You Cry: Dispatches from an Anxious State by Daniel Gordis 4.24 avg rating — 180 ratings score: 319, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Peter (new)

Jul 14, 2014 08:55AM

Any recommendations as to which is the best non-biased and objective history of the Arab-Israel conflict? Most of this list seems to be either Israeli propaganda or Arab propaganda.

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message 2: by Colin (new)

Jul 14, 2014 05:56PM

Hello Peter.

I’m surprised at the lack of response to your question. I have found several books on the Arab Israeli conflict helpful. Maybe these will help you get started:

Ilan Pappe, “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.”

Schlomo Sand, “The Invention of the Jewish People.”

Marcus Amy Dockser, “Jerusalem 1913.”

Izzeldin Abueilaish, “I Shall Not Hate.”

Jimmy Carter, “Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid.”

Michelle Cohen Corrasanti, “The Almond Tree.”

Noam Chomsky, “Gaza in Crisis.”

"The Israeli Lobby and US Foreign Policy."

And my own book,(Colin Mallard) “Stillpoint.

It is an important topic and something not well understood in the West.

Colin

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message 3: by Ruby (new)

Jul 29, 2014 09:40AM

Peter wrote: "Any recommendations as to which is the best non-biased and objective history of the Arab-Israel conflict? Most of this list seems to be either Israeli propaganda or Arab propaganda."

History repeats itself. The never ending Israel Palestine conflict... The Palestinians have become the victims once again, why? Because they are innocent by-standers. How can this change? They should neither remain innocent nor by-standers. Their leadership (some leadership!) has shown no merit, they are affiliates to such fascist regimes as Iran and want to keep the status-quo. How many more victims are needed to change this? What should be done?
This starts with organizing the oppressed, raising awareness and training them to defend themselves against both their enemies, the organized crime gangs that are their own leaders as well as their enemies.
Reading books that will lead them towards achieving this goal is essential. Let us start with the younger generations and move from there.
The Little Black Fish

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message 4: by Peter (new)

Aug 07, 2014 04:17AM

Thanks guys - the Ilan Pappe book looks like a must read for a start. I suppose some bias is inevitable but I'm looking for a definitive history of Arab-Israeli conflict which give a good overview of what happened..

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message 5: by Colin (new)

Aug 07, 2014 07:20AM

Let us know what happens.

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message 6: by Ruby (new)

Aug 12, 2014 08:51AM

the story of the origin of Palestinian dispossession in 1948, what they call Nakbah/Catastrophe, has perhaps its best literary expression in the prominent Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury's celebrated novel "Gate of the Sun" (1998)--translated into English by Humphrey Davies--for those of you who still have time and room left on your summer reading list I strongly recommend this novel--
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2005...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/boo...

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message 7: by Ruby (new)

Aug 13, 2014 08:59AM

Sabra and Shatila are unfortunately no more in our collective memories:
http://www.amazon.com/Sabra-Shatila-B...
Unfortunately I cannot find any books on Tel al-Zaatar.
However there is a mention in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_al-Z...

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message 8: by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship (last edited Apr 13, 2015 05:56PM) (new)

Apr 13, 2015 05:45PM

The Secret Life of Bees???

Four people voted for the freaking Secret Life of Bees on a list about books to do with Israel and Palestine. I don't even know what to say.

Edit: Twelve Years a Slave and A Hundred Years of Solitude are on here too. It's enough to make me want to vote Harry Potter onto the list, for the sake of sheer ridiculousness.

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message 9: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 13, 2015 06:16PM

Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship wrote: "The Secret Life of Bees???

Four people voted for the freaking Secret Life of Bees on a list about books to do with Israel and Palestine. I don't even know what to say.

Edit: Twelve Years a Slave ..."

one person's votes - https://www.goodreads.com/list/user_v...

7 books - 12 years a slave, earth the operator's manual, the tipping point, the secret life of bees, 100 years of solitude.

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message 10: by Sue (new)

Jul 16, 2015 03:53PM

Why on earth are The Secret Life of Bees and Twelve Years a Slave on this list. I know that open lists sometimes attract odd additions but come on. Does anyone monitor this list?

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message 11: by Aubrey (last edited Jul 16, 2015 04:09PM) (new)

Jul 16, 2015 04:02PM

Sue wrote: "Why on earth are The Secret Life of Bees and Twelve Years a Slave on this list. I know that open lists sometimes attract odd additions but come on. Does anyone monitor this list?"

Deleted, along with The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Anything else you'd like me to get rid of?

Edit: also got rid of One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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message 12: by Shane (new)

May 26, 2017 11:21PM

Colin wrote: "Hello Peter.

I’m surprised at the lack of response to your question. I have found several books on the Arab Israeli conflict helpful. Maybe these will help you get started:

Ilan Pappe, “The Ethni..."
.Yeah...that is some objective books here Colin...almost all pro pali......

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message 13: by Ghazaal (new)

Sep 11, 2018 06:14AM

add this one too.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

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message 14: by Shane (new)

Sep 11, 2018 07:39PM

Try this one...it exposes the insane hatred from the radical left and islamists against Israel.....a sobering read indeed!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

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message 15: by Doaa (new)

Oct 20, 2018 03:36AM

The Book "The Mystery of the temple of Solomon" is a new scientific research and its objective was answering the following questions: Did the Lord order Moses to build a Temple in the Pentateuch? What is the difference between the Hebrew, the Israeli and the Jew? How does Torah recognize that Palestine’s land was a foreignness land for Patriarchs and their families? Is there any relationship between the people of Abraham and the people of Moses? Did Jacob build a Temple in Jerusalem? What civilization was in the city of Jerusalem before David seized it - according to Torah? Who are its people? Did they leave or emigrate from it after David took over the city? What is the difference between the story of David and Solomon mentioned in the Bible and in the Quran? The Hebrew Bible, the Samaritan Torah, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, do they agree about a specific place of the holy Temple? Is there a uniform specification for the Temple of Solomon mentioned in the Old Testament? Had really Solomon build a temple? Did Cyrus call the exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem in Cyrus Cylinder? What is the relation between Herod the Great and Jews? How many historical references mention the story of the Second Temple? Was Al-Aqsa Mosque build on the ruins of the Temple of Solomon? Is the Wailing Wall related to Jews or Muslims?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1725529211

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message 16: by Steve (new)

Feb 25, 2021 12:26PM

Peter wrote: "Any recommendations as to which is the best non-biased and objective history of the Arab-Israel conflict? Most of this list seems to be either Israeli propaganda or Arab propaganda."

Hello,

I am new to this platform. And as I was checking it, I came across your post. Just last week, I launched my second version of The Parachute Paradox which tackles the history from a different point of view. It's available on kindle now and next week in paperback.

There is a hardcopy version, however, the new version has been completely updated. Check the book reviews under its description ...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

Much Light,

Steve

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message 17: by Anna (new)

Apr 30, 2022 06:02AM

Colin wrote: "Hello Peter.

I’m surprised at the lack of response to your question. I have found several books on the Arab Israeli conflict helpful. Maybe these will help you get started:

Ilan Pappe, “The Ethni..."
all of thoes are antisemitic pro palestinian propoganda

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message 18: by Michelle (new)

Nov 08, 2023 03:44AM

Anna wrote: "Colin wrote: "Hello Peter.

I’m surprised at the lack of response to your question. I have found several books on the Arab Israeli conflict helpful. Maybe these will help you get started:

Ilan Pap..."

Pro-Palestinian novels can not be antisemitic as Palestinian (well all Arabic speaking peoples actually) are semitic peoples just as an FYI :) Basically anyone speaking Arabic or Hebrew.

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message 19: by Brandon (new)

Nov 18, 2023 06:48PM

Michelle wrote: "Anna wrote: "Colin wrote: "Hello Peter.

Pro-Palestinian novels can not be antisemitic as Palestinian (well all Arabic speaking peoples actually) are semitic peoples just as an FYI :) Basically anyone speaking Arabic or Hebrew."

LMAO, what an absolutely nonsensical comment built upon a textbook etymological fallacy. Arab antisemites love cloaking themselves in this half-baked defense and think it somehow exonerates them from any potential criticisms or accusations of antisemitism that may befall them.

עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי

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