"An exciting and wide-ranging exploration of the myths and                  narratives that lie behind the unresolved Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian                  conflicts.... Anyone dedicated to the fullest possible understanding of the                  Israeli-Palestinian conflict will want to read this volume cover to cover." --                  Neil Caplan, Vanier College, MontrealWhy does Hamas refuse to                  recognize the legitimacy of the state of Israel? Why do Israeli settlers in the West                  Bank insist that Israel has a legitimate right to that territory? What makes the                  Israeli-Palestinian conflict so intractable? Reflecting both Israeli and Palestinian                  points of view, this provocative volume addresses the two powerful, bitterly                  contested, competing historical narratives that underpin the Israeli-Palestinian                  conflict. Compelling contributions by Israeli and Palestinian authors show how the                  intertwined reckonings of the historical past -- history's double helix -- provide                  powerful ammunition for current battles. Just when a resolution of the conflict                  might seem to be on the horizon, the gulf of history resurges to separate the                  contenders. Palestinians and Israelis remain locked in struggle, tightly entangled                  and enveloped by a historical cocoon of growing complexity, fundamental                  disagreement, and overriding miscalculation.This book creates a                  dialogue among Palestinian and Israeli authors, who examine opposing versions of the                  historical narratives in the context of contemporary Israeli-Palestinian relations.                  In hard-hitting essays the contributors debate the two justifying and rationalizing                  constructions, laying bare the conflict's roots and the distorted prisms that fuel                  it. Israeli and Palestinian Narratives of Conflict is an invaluable resource for                  anyone seeking to make sense of today's headlines.Contributors                  are Sami Adwan, Dan Bar-On, Mordechai Bar-On, Daniel Bar-Tal, Nathan J. Brown, Saleh                  Abdel Jawad, Eyal Naveh, Ilan Pappe, Dina Porat, Robert I. Rotberg, Nadim N.                  Rouhana, Gavriel Salomon, and Mark Tessler.

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