Caplan, Neil. The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories. Hoboken. NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019.
Caplan’s book provides a thorough examination of the issues that continue to define the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book has been chosen because it explores the conflict between Israel and Palestine by examining the dispute’s historical basis, the tangible issues present, and the intangible factors that have made it challenging to reach a peaceful resolution. The book has vital information on the complexities and contradictions of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the fierce contest of the histories of Israel and Palestine. The book is authoritative because it includes up-to-date references and offers a balanced approach to political debates and academic discussions on the conflict. Moreover, the author holds a PhD in politics from the University of London.
Clauset, Aaron, Lindsay Heger, Maxwell Young, and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. “The Strategic Calculus of Terrorism: Substitution and Competition in the Israel—Palestine Conflict.” Cooperation and Conflict 45, no. 1 (2010): 6-63.
The article by Clauset et al. examines the dynamics of conflicts, focusing on the role that terrorism plays. In specific, the article discusses the role that terrorism has played in the Israel-Palestine conflict. It attempts to explain how terrorist tactics in the prolonged conflict between Israel and Palestine. The article has been chosen because it contains reliable information about the role that Palestinian groups played in the Israel-Palestine war and how these roles are determined over time. It is considered an authoritative source because it has been published in a scholarly and peer-reviewed journal.
Gelvin, James L. The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Gelvin’s book offers a compelling history of the Israel-Palestine conflict by considering the accounts of the conflict from both sides, the Israelis and the Palestinians. The book traces the conflict from the Jews’ nationalism and the inhabitation of Ottoman Palestine by Arabs to the present. Additionally, it explores the role that internal logic and external pressures have played in fueling the Israel-Palestine conflict. The book has been chosen because it has substantial information on the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, including official documentation and eyewitness accounts. It is an authoritative source because it is archived in academic databases, which means that experts thoroughly evaluate it before being published. Moreover, the publisher is a well-known scholar of Middle Eastern history with numerous publications on the same.
Peters, Joel, and David Newman. The Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. New York, NY: Routledge.
Peters and Newman’s book offers a comprehensive overview of the Israel-Palestine conflict by bringing together various North America, Palestine, and Israel experts. The book covers topics such as the conflict’s historical background, peace efforts, domestic politics, and the role of outside players. The book provides a non-biased view of the conflict through its involvement of experts from the conflicting states. The book has been selected because it provides an in-depth analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is an authoritative source because it has been written by leading authors in their respective fields who have published numerous books and articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Bibliography
Caplan, Neil. The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories. Hoboken. NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019.
Clauset, Aaron, Lindsay Heger, Maxwell Young, and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. “The Strategic Calculus of Terrorism: Substitution and Competition in the Israel—Palestine Conflict.” Cooperation and Conflict 45, no. 1 (2010): 6-63.
Gelvin, James L. The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Peters, Joel, and David Newman. The Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. New York, NY: Routledge.
