Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-1998 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679744757)

A New York Times Notable Book

At a time when the Middle East has come closer to achieving peace than ever before, eminent Israeli historian Benny Morris explodes the myths cherished by both sides to present an epic history of Zionist-Arab relations over the past 120 years.

Tracing the roots of political Zionism back to the pogroms of Russia and the Dreyfus Affair, Morris describes the gradual influx of Jewish settlers into Palestine and the impact they had on the Arab population. Following the Holocaust, the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948 resulted in the establishment of the State of Israel, but it also shattered Palestinian Arab society and gave rise to a massive refugee problem. Morris offers distinctive accounts of each of the subsequent Israeli-Arab wars and details the sporadic peace efforts in between, culminating in the peace process initiated by the Rabin Government. In a new afterword to the Vintage edition, he examines Ehud Barak's leadership, the death of President Assad of Syria, and Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, and the recent renewed conflict with the Palestinians. Studded with illuminating portraits of the major protagonists, Righteous Victims provides an authoritative record of the middle east and its continuing struggle toward peace.

Author: Benny Morris
ISBN-10: 0679744754
ISBN-13: 9780679744757
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2001
Pages: 800
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 7.86h x 5.74w x 1.58d

Review Citation(s):
Books & Culture 11/01/2000 pg. 7
New York Times 09/30/2001 pg. 24
New Yorker (The) 05/05/2008 pg. 72