Whether filtered through the media or through the classroom, the Arab-Israeli conflict has become a pervasive-and often misunderstood-subject of our contemporary cultural landscape. In this compelling new Second Edition of The Arab-Israeli Conflict, widely respected scholar David W. Lesch presents the most balanced and accessible account of the conflict. Combining narrative history, primary sources, and informative analyses, The Arab-Israeli Conflict enables students to form their own educated opinions about complex and controversial issues.

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The Arab-Israeli Conflict is well written, has appropriate illustrations, and ably covers the entire scope of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The book is especially good at clearly spelling out the long line of ironies that dominate the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, ranging from the rationale of the Balfour Declaration to the Arab and Zionist responses to the Second World War, the legacy of the Six Day War. -Brandon D. Marsh, Bridgewater College