Description:The Palestine-Israel Conflict provides a balanced, accessible, and annotated introduction that covers the full history of the region, from Biblical times until today. Perfect for the general reader, as well as students, it offers a comprehensive yet lucid.;A balanced and accessible introduction to the Palestine-Israel conflict.;List of maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Regional history: Preface; 1. Canaan-Palestine: ancient history / by Todd M. Ferry; 2. Muhammad, Islam, and the Arab Empire; 3. The Crusades to the Ottoman Empire -- Part 2. Origins: Preface; 4. Jewish persecution and Zionism; 5. Palestine; 6. The genesis of conflict: across two world wars -- Part 3. Conflict : Preface; 7. Partition, Israeli statehood, and the Six-Day War: 1947-1967; 8. The continuation of the Arab-Israeli conflict: 1967-Lebanon 1982; 9. The first Intifada and the peace process; 10. The second Intifada, Gaza, and the Obama years: 2000-2016 Conclusion -- Appendices: 1. Chronology; 2. Israel's prime ministers; 3. General data: Israel, Palestine -- Suggested reading -- Select bibliography.