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jamesnotjim 's review for:
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction
by Martin Bunton
I wanted to have a better, historical understanding of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, so I did a little digging and made a list of books that might help. The Very Short Introduction series has been helpful to me in other areas, so I started with this book. I can’t judge it for comprehensiveness or bias, since it’s by first foray into a book-length treatment of the subject. But, given the pro-Israel focus of the right wing in the US, I wanted to find something stating the Palestinian case with as little prejudice as possible. The sequence of the states in the title itself seemed to promise that. And that seems to have been the case.
Unfortunately, the current, ongoing fascist coup in the US makes my liberal attempt to shore up my knowledge of international affairs seem like a quaint indulgence. I’m not sure when I’ll find the time and mental energy to continue with the books on my list for a fuller consideration of why the—whatever word you choose is problematic—“situation” in the Middle East seems so intractable.
Thus, while I am little qualified to judge it, this introduction provided a good enough place to start. But I won’t really know until I’ve done more reading on the subject.
Unfortunately, the current, ongoing fascist coup in the US makes my liberal attempt to shore up my knowledge of international affairs seem like a quaint indulgence. I’m not sure when I’ll find the time and mental energy to continue with the books on my list for a fuller consideration of why the—whatever word you choose is problematic—“situation” in the Middle East seems so intractable.
Thus, while I am little qualified to judge it, this introduction provided a good enough place to start. But I won’t really know until I’ve done more reading on the subject.