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Following are Internet sites and Temple Library books
that may be useful in learning more about the background of the current
Middle East conflict.
Internet Sites
- http://www.mideastweb.org/biblio.htm
- An annotated bibliography of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,
History of Palestine, Zionism and Arab Nationalism from MidEast
Web
- http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/World/Israeli___Palestinian_Conflict/
- Yahoo! Pulls together pointers to current news stories as well
as related web sites.
- http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/mideastpeace/
- The Washington Post's page bringing together news and resources
under the heading of War and peace in the Mideast.
- http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/dn02/dn02for.html#arabis
- The University of Michigan maintains an excellent "Documents
on the News" site. The section on the Arab-Israeli Conflict includes
documents such as The Mitchell Report, the Oslo agreement, as well
as recent speeches on the topic by Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat,
president Bush, etc.
- http://www.npr.org/programs/totn/features/2002/apr/mideast/index.html
- On Thursday April 18, Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan led
a discussion on useful resources for understanding the crisis in
the Middle East. NPR Online lists the books recommended by the show's
panelists.
- http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/home.asp
- The Israeli Government's Official Website, by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, provides official Israeli documents, news releases,
reports, and articles from the Israeli media. The main page, updated
daily, features the most recent news items, statements, and press
releases. The Special Update on the Outbreak of Violence offers
news releases and background texts. The update on the peace process
contains press releases, background texts, and news articles.
- http://uahc.org/israel/
- The Israel Information and Action Center is maintained by the
UAHC (Union of American Hebrew Congregations).
- http://www.memri.org/
- The Middle East Media and Research Institute translates articles
from the Arab press into English.
Books for Adults
Following are some of the books available in
the Temple Shir Tikva Library that deal with the history behind the
current conflict in the MidEast:
Arab and Jew : Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land, by David
Shipler [953.23]
From Beirut to Jerusalem, by Thomas Friedman [959]
A History of Israel From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time,
by Howard Sachar [950]
Righteous Victims : A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict,
1881-1999, by Benny Morris [953.23]
O Jerusalem, by Larry Collins and Dominique La Pierre [950.11]
The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947-1949,
by Benny Morris [953.25]
The Iron Wall : Israel and the Arab World, by Avi Shlaim
[953.23]
The Yellow Wind, by David Grossman [953.23]
The Israel-Arab Reader : a Documentary History of the Middle
East Conflict, edited by Walter Laqueur [953.23]
Israel, Palestine and Peace : Essays, by Amos Oz [953.23]
In the Land of Israel, by Amos Oz [953]
Children's Books in the Temple Shir Tikva Library
- Shalom, salaam, peace / text by Howard Bogot
- An illustrated poem, presented in English, Hebrew, and Arabic,
examining the meaning and benefits of peace
- Samir and Yonatan / by Daniella Carmi
- Samir, a Palestinian boy, is sent for surgery to an Israeli hospital
where he has two otherworldly experiences, making friends with an
Israeli boy, Yonatan, and traveling with him to Mars where Samir
finds peace about his brother's death in the war.
- Running on eggs / Anna Levine
- When Karen and Yasmine become friends as well as members of a
mixed Arab and Jewish track team in Israel, relatives and friends
of both girls disapprove of the relationship.
- Broken bridge / Lynne Reid Banks
- The murder of fourteen-year-old Glen Shelby, soon after his arrival
in Israel to visit his father's family, has a dramatic effect on
the lives of his relatives, the other members of their kibbutz,
and the Arabs responsible for his death
- The secret grove / by Barbara Cohen
- Two young boys, one Israeli, the other Jordanian, meet in an
orange grove separating their border villages and make a secret
pact.
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