The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict

Walter Laqueur

Penguin Books, 2008 - History - 626 pages

An essential resource?completely revised and updated for the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of Israel

In print for forty years , The Israel-Arab Reader is a thorough and up-to-date guide to the continuing crisis in the Middle East. It covers the full spectrum of the Israel-Arab conflict?including a new chapter recounting the Gaza withdrawal, the Hamas election victory, and the Lebanon-Israel War. Featuring a new introduction that provides an overview of the past 115 years of conflict, and arranged chronologically and without bias, this comprehensive reference includes speeches, letters, articles, timelines, and reports dealing with all the major interests in the area.

About the author

Walter Laqueur, a professor of history and an expert commentator on international affairs, has written and edited more than twenty-five books.
Barry Rubin is deputy director of the BESA Center for Strategic Studies and editor of theMiddle East Review of International Affairs. He has written many books on Middle East politics.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict; Penguin Books: History
• Author: Walter Laqueur
• Editors: Walter Laqueur, Barry A. Rubin, Barry M. Rubin
• Edition: 7, revised
• Publisher: Penguin Books, 2008
• ISBN: 0143113798, 9780143113799
• Length: 626 pages
• Subjects: History / Middle East / General