Book recommendation about I/P ?

[steve2470]

Can someone recommend ONE good book that thoroughly covers the I/P situation ? I say one, because, knowing myself, I'm not going to read ten books about it. On the other hand, if I finish the one book and I'm still really curious, I can read more.

Thanks for your patience with my sincere query, and have a lovely day.

Steve

[azurnoir]

1. That's a pretty tall order seeing as how most if not all books on this subject

are written by partisans, so perhaps 2 would suffice and coming from the Left I would suggest The Iron Wall by Avi Shlaim

http://www.amazon.com/The-Iron-Wall-Israel-Paperback/dp/0393321126

[steve2470]

2. will check it out, thanks ! nt

[azurnoir]

3. Not a problem

another possibility is Righteous Victims Benny Morris not as left leaning as Shlaim

[steve2470]

6. will look at that also, thanks nt

[shaayecanaan]

7. I'd also suggest the Iron Wall

This question has been asked several times before, and the Iron Wall tends to be the consensus candidate.

[broiles]

4. Knowing Too Much by Norman Finklestein

[steve2470]

5. thanks, will check it out nt

[LeftishBrit]

8. I would recommend Derek Penslar's blog as providing useful information

www.derekpenslar.com

He has written a few books of an academic nature about the history of Israel, if you then wish to pursue the subject further.

For the current/recent situation, I recommend David Grossman's 'The Yellow Wind' and 'Death as a Way of Life'; and Izzeldin Abuelaish's 'I Shall Not Hate' - warning: these WILL make you cry, especially the latter.

[Israeli]

9. One !!!

Lords of the Land: The War Over Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories,

ref: http://www.amazon.com/Lords-Land-Settlements-Territories-1967-2007/dp/1568584148

Murder in the name of God: the plot to kill Yitzhak Rabin

ref: http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Name-God-Yitzhak-Rabin/dp/1862072418

[frylock]

10. Donald Neff's Warrior series is worth reading..

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=donald+neff+warriors&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Adonald+neff+warriors

[Shaktimaan]

11. I'd rec two.

Both are fairly center.

Scars of war. Wounds of peace.
Shlomo Ben-ami

From Beirut to Jerusalem.
Thomas Friedman.
This also covers the Lebanon civil war and is a great primer

[ProgressiveMuslim]

12. Iron Cage by Rashid Khalidi