Faith Misplaced: The Broken Promise of U.S. Arab Relations 1820-2001
Ussama Makdisi’s book tells an important story about a relationship which, in its early years, had tremendous potential but it ultimately soured over time.
2010
The Peace Process: From Breakthrough to Breakdown
Amb. Safieh was remarkably accurate a decade ago observing Washington from across the pond.
The Unspoken Alliance: Israel’s Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa
Book Review: The Unspoken Alliance is an important work that uses declassified government documents to confirm what many had always suspected.
Palestinian and Israeli Public Opinion: The Public Imperative in the Second Intifada
Palestine Center Book Review No. 5 (19 May 2010) Each month, we will be conducting a review of a recent book that deals with issues relating to Palestine and/or the Israel/Palestine conflict. Books that are chosen for review can be academic or non-academic, historical or fictional. Next month we will be reviewing The Unspoken Alliance: Israel’s Secret Relationship with … Read more
Palestinian Politics after Arafat
As’ad Ghanem’s study on the Palestinian national movement in the period after the Oslo Accords is an important argument that has implications not only on the future of the Palestinian movement, but also for those engaging this movement strategically,
Mornings in Jenin
Susan Abulhawa’s masterful writing is delightful to read. She writes with an element of metaphor, undoubtedly owing its origins to the Arabic language, which brings color and feeling to every page of this novel.
Footnotes in Gaza
Sacco sketches the gruesome details of massacre in only the way images can describe, leaving an indelible mark on the memory of the reader that words alone could not accomplish.
Jewish Terrorism in Israel
The book discusses a number of different Jewish terror organizations from ancient to modern times…This book should be considered essential reading for anyone interested in terrorism in general and political violence in the state of Israel.
