Education

Resources » Middle-East History & Politics

  • A History of the Jews
    Paul Johnson - Harper & Row - 1987

    Good overview by a Christian scholar.

  • A Peace to End All Peace
    David Fromkin - Avon Books - 1989
  • A Place Among the Nations
    Benjamin Netanyahu - Bantam, 1540 Broadway, NY, 10036 - 1993

    An important history and analysis of Israel and her neighbors by the new Prime Minister of Israel.

  • Bible and Sword
    Barbara Tuchman - Minerva - 1968

    Post-biblical history, many insights.

  • From Time Immemorial
    Joan Peters - Harper & Row, NY - 1984

    Well-researched account of the Arab immigration to Palestine between the World Wars. Proof that in many cases, Arabs displaced Jews.

  • Heritage: Civilization and the Jews
    Abba Eban - Summit Publishers, Hudson, OH

    This book is a companion volume to the Public Broadcasting TV series of the same name.

    History of World War I, the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East.

  • History of World War I, the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
  • Jews, God and History
    Max Dimont - American Library, New York - 1964
  • Middle East Maze, Israel and Her Neighbors
    David A. Rauch - Moody, Chicago - 1991

    Helps to clarify the origins and issues that complicate the Middle East.

  • Myths and Facts
    American Israel Public Affairs Committee

    Updated every two years, gives a concise factual rebuttal to the standard collection of myths that circulate in the media about Israel. Order from Bridges For Peace.

  • The Closed Circle
    David Pryce-Jones - Harper - 1989

    Explains the closed circle of the Arab world where ancient codes of shame, honor and vengeance continue to define events in the 20th century.

  • The Secret War Against the Jews
    John Loftus & Mark Aarons - St. Martin’s Press - 1994

    Shocking story of Israel’s betrayal by the Western powers.

  • Whose Jerusalem?
    Eliyahu Tal - Int’l Forum for a United Jerusalem, Box 3320, Jerusalem - 1994

    Valuable source book on Jerusalem and its various residents.