Arabs And Israel For Beginners - Softcover

Ron David; Illustrated By Susan David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934389161 ISBN 13: 9781934389164

Publisher: For Beginners, 2007

Synopsis

Arabs & Israel For Beginners covers the Middle East from ancient times to the present, tells the truth in plain English, and is one of the few non-scholarly books that is relentlessly fair to both Jews and Arabs. If you want to continue to believe fairy tales about Arabs in Israel, don't touch this book - it will surely be hazardous to your closed mind. If you want the truth about 12,000 years of Middle Eastern History, then Arabs & Israel For Beginners is the perfect place to start.

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Review:

"I have written 10 books about the complex Mideast conflict and read several hundred books on the same subjects. Ron David's is the best book in the field, leading all others including mine by many miles." -- Dr. M. T. Medhi, President of the Arab-American Relations Committee

"Well-organized and lucid... ["Arabs & Israel for Beginners"] does indeed deserve a large reading audience." -- Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr., author of "A Concose History of the Middle East"

"Take the research of Noam Chomsky... enliven it with skillful pensketched drawing... then trace 12,000 years of turbulent history with the irreverence of Saturday Night Live, and you have... Ron David's "Arabs & Israel for Beginners"." -- John Mahoney, Executive Director of Americans for Middle East Understanding

From the Back Cover:

The history of the Middle East goes back about 12,000 years, most of which was not marked by fighting between Arabs and Jews. Documenting the Middle East from ancient times to present, Arabs & Israel for Beginners is one of few books cover the issues of both Jews and Arabs objectively, insightfully and in an easy-to-read style. Some of the provocative issues and topics that the book covers are the birth of "Western" civilization in the Middle East and Africa; the truth about ancient Israel from birth to destruction; the building of the "Walled" city of Jericho; the origin of Christianity; the real story of modern Israel's birth; Jewish history beginning with Abraham (c.2000 BC) & Moses (c. 1350 BC); documented facts on the Arab-Israeli wars; the lowdown on the PLO, Intifada, US Money; Desert Storm and Terrorism; and the September 1993 PLO/Israel peace talks. In the tradition characteristic of the "Beginners Series", Arabs & Israel for Beginners is written for two vastly different types of readers; those who are new to the Arab-Israel discussion and those submersed in it and perhaps confused by facts that just don't seem to add up.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Beginners
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1934389161
• ISBN 13: 9781934389164
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224