Sacco, Joe.
Summary: A graphic novel of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Palestine. The Special Edition includes an introduction by the late Edward Said and a host of unique material never before published (including many of Sacco's original background notes, sketches, photographic reference, and much more). The book also includes a new, introductory interview with Sacco about the making of the book as well as a new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics 2007
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Summary: One of America's leading attorneys offers an impassioned defense of the state of Israel, arguing that, although the country is not perfect, it remains the only outpost of democracy in the Middle East, answering critics who accuse Israel of being an imperialist power and documenting the facts about the nature of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 DERKessler, Oren
Summary: Spring 1936. The Holy Land erupted in a rebellion that targeted both the local Jewish community and the British Mandate authorities that for two decades had midwifed the Zionist project. The Great Arab Revolt would last three years, cost thousands of lives, and cast the trajectory for the Middle East conflict ever since. The revolt to end Zionism had instead crushed the Arabs themselves,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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Contents: Pt. 1. Palestinian life -- Pt. 2 Northern Palestine -- Pt. 3. Central Palestine -- Pt. 4. Southern Palestine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 SHAHill, Marc Lamont
Summary: "In this major work of daring criticism and analysis, scholar and political commentator Marc Lamont Hill and Israel-Palestine expert Mitchell Plitnick spotlight how one-sided pro-Israel policies reflect the truth-bending grip of authoritarianism on both Israel and the United States. Except for Palestine argues that progressives and liberals who oppose regressive policies on immigration, racial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2022
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Summary: President Carter, who was able to negotiate peace between Israel and Egypt, has remained deeply involved in Middle East affairs since leaving the White House. He has stayed in touch with the major players from all sides in the conflict and has made numerous trips to the Holy Land, most recently as an observer in the Palestinian elections of 2005 and 2006. In this book President Carter shares...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.04 CARCarter, Jimmy
Summary: Believing the lack of permanent Middle Eastern peace is a persistent threat to global peace, President Carter suggests two stumbling blocks to lasting harmony in this region. One is Israel refuses to honor previous peace commitments. Secondly, Arab countries refuse to acknowledge Israel's right to exist as a nation. Carter places the lion's share of the blame for this impasse on Israel and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 956.04 CARSummary: This is a dual narrative of Israeli and Palestinian history, where readers can track each against the other, noting both where they differ as well as where they correspond. This format reveals surprising juxtapositions and allows readers to consider and process the very different viewpoints and logic of each side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.9405 SIDKalla, Joudie
Summary: Joudie Kalla, author of the bestselling Palestine on a Plate, introduces readers to more of the Middle Easts best-kept secret, Palestinian cuisine. Baladi means my home, my land, my country, and Joudie once again pays homage to her homeland of Palestine by showcasing the wide-ranging, vibrant and truly delicious dishes of her country. Baladi features recipes that are broadly categorized...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2019
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Summary: A history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict told from the Palestinian perspective, arguing the period since the Balfour Declaration of 1917 has amounted to a hundred years of colonial war against the Palestinians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2019
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Summary: "Efforts to achieve a "two-state solution" have finally collapsed; the struggle for justice in Palestine is at a crossroads. As Israel and its advocates lurch toward greater extremism, many ask where the struggle is headed. This book offers a clear analysis of this crossroads moment and looks forward with urgency down the path to a more hopeful future. Ali Abunimah is the author of One Country:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 ABUSummary: Jewish-Arab unrest in Palestine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1947
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Summary: Renewed tension in Palestine - reaction to the UN plan to partition Israel and Palestine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1947
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Summary: In 2011, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appeared before the U.N. General Assembly to request full membership for the State of Palestine. Should the United Nations admit Palestine as a full member state? The proposition team argues that status quo negotiations have failed, and U.N. recognition will give Palestine needed leverage. The opposition team argues that unilateral action allows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2012
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Summary: Count Folke Bernadotte attempts to bring peace to Palestine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1948
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Summary: Jews and Arabs suffer casualties as fighting develops in Palestine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1948
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Summary: United Nations hearing on the issue of Palestine both Jewish and Arab views are presented
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1947
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Contents: Madame Foyer -- Falafel eastern -- Bedouin sparklers -- Tangental psychedelico -- Solitaire oriental -- Beirut cocktail/Khartoum entrée -- Voice of peace? -- Aswan slip -- Ramadan with crowbar -- Night in ancient Egypt -- Exploding briefcases of Cairo -- Trenchcoat heatwave, buffet style -- ElectriCAIRO -- How are you, Mr. Criminal -- Psychic Iman INC. -- Freedom fighters -- Lo-fi Nubia.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sublime Frequencies 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST RADMakdisi, Saree.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.95 MAKSummary: Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1948
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Krämer, Gudrun.
Contents: Names and borders -- The holiness of the "Holy Land" -- Contrasts : Palestine, 1750-1840 -- The age of reform, 1840-1914 -- Evolving nationalisms : Zionism and Arabism, 1880-1914 -- "A land without a people for a people without a land"? : Population, settlement, and cultivation, 1800-1914 -- World War I and the British mandate -- Double standard, or dual obligation -- "Two peoples in one land"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 KRAKalla, Joudie
Summary: Palestinian food is not just found on the streets with the ka'ak (sesame) bread sellers and stalls selling za'atar chicken and mana eesh (za'atar and sesame bread), but in the home too; in the kitchens all across the country, where families cook and eat together every day, in a way that generations before them have always done. Palestine on a Plate is a tribute to family, cooking, and home--old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.595694 KALSummary: We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon contains poems written in response to the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon together with new ones rising from the 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon. Following a great tradition of poetry throughout history, this book shows the vast conscience and lyrical spirit of resistance on the part of poets in support of the dignity, rights, and humanity of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 WESummary: Illegal Jewish immigrants arrive in Palestine, and stash of stolen weapons in found in a school.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946