Israel and Palestine /

King, John, 1939-

Israel and Palestine / John King. - Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, c2006. - 56 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. - The Middle East .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 54) and index.

Death at the crossroads -- Two peoples, one land -- The British Mandate -- Israel is born -- Palestinian refugees -- Building a nation -- Wars and their aftermath : 1956 and 1967 -- The Palestinians and the PLO -- Terrorism as a weapon -- The 1973 Yom Kippur War -- Camp David : peace between Israel and Egypt -- Israel's Lebanon war -- Palestinians around the world -- A decade of change : Israel in the 1980s -- The First Intifada -- Thoughts of peace -- The Oslo Accords -- The 1990s : a decade of disappointment -- The "best offer" -- From Barak to Sharon -- The issues -- Looking toward the future.

1410916219 (hc) 1410916278 (pb)

2005002953


Arab-Israeli conflict--Juvenile literature.

DS119.7 / .K49437 2006

956.04