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Book Flash: The potential for peace between Israel and Palestine.
Book Flash is a segment where we provide a short selection of books on a topic relevant to current events. The titles are chosen based on potential interest of the readers, and they do not represent the political views of the library.
The Israeli-Palestinian relationship is a complicated one, and peace negotiations have been undermined by a history of bad blood.
Secretary of State John Kerry has been hard at work on a peace deal between Israel and Palestine. Since his appointment, the Secretary has made his mission to succeed where many others have failed.
His dedication is admirable, and with luck he will succeed in reducing the violence in the middle east. But what are the barriers he might encounter? How likely is it he will to succeed? Should he succeed? These are decisions you need to make for yourself, but here are some resources that might help.
The case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz.
A Harvard law professor defends the right of Israel to exist against the most common criticisms of the country.
The Hour of Sunlight by Sami Al Jundi
A young Palestinian extremist is sent to prison where he discovers a non-violent path to advocate for his people.
Wrestling with Zion, Edited by Tony Kushner and Alisa Solomon
Progressive Jewish-American responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. This title collects articles written by Jewish-Americans who are sympathetic to the "catastrophic injustice that has been visited upon the Palestinian people"
War without end by Anton La Guardia
A history of Israel, the nations relationship with Palestinians and how their relationship originally promised peace but degenerated into an endless war.
In the Dewey Decimal system, you can find a lot of that information under 956.94. We strive to provide materials that represent all points of views.
