"This is critical reading to imagine a solution beyond the nation-state for Israel-Palestine."

"A good read on the Arab perspective."

"A fair-minded rundown of what history Arabs and Israelis agree on, and what history is contested among them."

"I recommend especially ch. 10, 'Israel/Palestine,' as an example of something valuable: a model for how two people can speak to one another about very difficult, sensitive issues and find ways to both agree and disagree with one another in a respectful and productive manner. Written jointly by two colleagues at Georgetown University, one African-American (Johnson) and the other Jewish American (Berlinerblau), the book was written in the aftermath of the BLM summer of 2020 and reflects the tenor of that time. Chapter 10 deals specifically with inter-communal tensions related to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Several other chapters of the book also seem useful for understanding the current conflicts over DEI at American universities."

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize (2024) The book offers the portrait of the struggle over Israel/Palestine through the tragic experience of the Salama family.

"I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the full sweep of Arab/Middle Eastern history and its relationship to the story of Islam."

"It’s old but is still the best book on Zionism that I’ve seen."

"Important history on early Israeli thinking, 1956 war."

"A good compendium of key documents and writings."

"This is critical reading to fully understand the origin of the nation state of Israel."

"Originally published in French in 1974, this book helped me (a non-expert in this area) arrive at a deeper understanding of Zionism and Arab-Jewish relations. A collection of mostly short and sometimes polemical articles written in the aftermath of the 1967 and 1973 wars, this book captures the worldview of a self-described 'Jewish Arab' man from Tunisia who was imprisoned in a German labor camp during the Nazi occupation of Tunisia and emigrated to France after Tunisian independence in 1956. I found the very short essay 'The Colonized Jew' and a longer piece entitled, 'What is a Zionist?' especially striking."

"This book and Ahed Tamimi's 'They Call me a Lioness' are both about the experiences of women, one Palestinian one Israeli Jewish, that depict how these women try to find peace and justice in historic Palestine/Eretz Israel."

"A master piece of non-fiction writing about an impossible friendship, born out of the darkest moment of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; now most likely the second most darkest moment of the conflict."

A timely, progressive collection of essays on the Jewish relationship to Zionism and exile. What is exile? What is diaspora? What is Zionism?

"These brilliantly written notes (written by a passionate hiker in the hills of the West Bank) anticipate the complete failure of the 1993/94 Oslo agreement."

"An excellent historical survey, leaning slightly pro-Israel."

"This book helped me at an earlier stage in my life understand and appreciate the ethical and theological commitments and aspirations of the American Jewish community."

"This book and Noa Baum's 'A Land Twice Promised', are about the experiences of women, one Palestinian one Israeli Jewish, that depict how these women try to find peace and justice in historic Palestine/Eretz Israel."

"I recommend anything and everything by the Reverend Dr. King. This book is about his lifelong defense of nonviolence as a response to social injustice, including in the pages of his last book, which was written in Jamaica in 1967.

Also consider listening to the live audio of his April 1967 speech 'Beyond Vietnam': https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.html "