{"product_id":"israel-palestine-explained-lorenzo-llorente-9798271641107","title":"Israel-Palestine Explained: A Rigorous Guide to a Long-Running Conflict","description":"\u003cb\u003eIsrael-Palestine Explained\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Rigorous Guide to a Long-Running Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Lorenzo Llorente\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Jerusalem and the West Bank explained with clarity, rigour and humanity, this is the book you were looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt follows history, international law, geopolitics and everyday life from the origins to the present day with one ambitious aim: that you can form your own view from verifiable facts and documented sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat sets this book apart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorked impartiality: \u003c\/b\u003e not empty \"both-sidesism\", but fair distance. All voices are heard, judgements are attributed, and claims are checked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerified data: \u003c\/b\u003e figures and series (data cut-off date \u003cb\u003e20 September 2025\u003c\/b\u003e) drawn from the UN, OCHA, UNRWA, the ICJ, the ICC, the WFP, national ministries and statistical offices, think tanks with public methodologies, and human-rights documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadable rigour: \u003c\/b\u003e a detailed chronology, an A-Z glossary, \"Myth-Fact-Nuance\" tables, and \u003cb\u003e120 self-check questions\u003c\/b\u003e to fix key concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNarrative + method: \u003c\/b\u003e each chapter sets out what happened, who decided what, and within which legal limits - and ends with a single distilled line that holds the keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory without shortcuts: \u003c\/b\u003e from ancient roots to Balfour; from the British Mandate to 1948; from 1967 to the Intifadas; from Gaza 2005 to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeography that explains politics: \u003c\/b\u003e maps that locate borders, Areas A\/B\/C, crossings and barriers so that the legal discussion makes sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational law, in plain English: \u003c\/b\u003e proportionality, occupation, war crimes and crimes against humanity, genocide, and the status of Jerusalem - explained precisely, with examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow numbers are built: \u003c\/b\u003e where casualty, displacement and damage figures come from, how they are verified, and why they sometimes diverge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToday in context: \u003c\/b\u003e Gaza, Lebanon (Hezbollah), the Red Sea, and their regional and global implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor every reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeginners: \u003c\/b\u003e understand why this did not \"start yesterday\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntermediates: \u003c\/b\u003e get the legal frameworks that order the debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced readers: \u003c\/b\u003e value the source-triangulation and annexes as a reference tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy you can trust this book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery sensitive assertion is attributed, dated and cross-checked. Where there is disagreement, it is explained; when better data emerge, they are updated with a note. To understand is not to excuse - it is to know where we stand so that we can argue better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book that changes how you read the news.\u003cbr\u003eAfterwards you will follow Israel-Palestine with a compass: you will recognise the historical references, the legal language, the routes on the map, and the logic behind the numbers. It will not tell you what to think; it will give you the tools to think better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want a reliable guide to Israel-Palestine built on data and method, this is it. Open a page, choose a map, consult the glossary - and begin, without shouting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorenzo Llorente\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798271641107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Lorenzo Llorente","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175792849151,"sku":"9798271641107","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1836c58-d280-4c23-85d5-1ed1b21e6838.jpg?v=1771335935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/israel-palestine-explained-lorenzo-llorente-9798271641107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}