This is an excellent book, and I will probably buy more copies to give away. It gives a concise, easy to read, but very comprehensive view of the conflict without being laboriously detailed. It is as honest and unbiased as any rendition can be of this conflict, and attempts to be fair to both sides. Anyone who has a desire to learn the basic problems and history of the conflict that Israel has with her neighbors, will find this book immensely helpful.

This book is very informative and gives insight into both the views from Israel and Palestine. Definitely a book I would recommend to others who would like to get the full picture of the conflict; taking history, political views, human rights and economical issues into account. It's also good to know how each party came into being and on what they base their decisions on. The best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour...this book helps to put everything into perspective.