If you're wondering about the history of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, this is a great place to start. A premier historian provides an overview of the issues involved in reconstructing the history of ancient Palestine... in order to provide the fullest picture.
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This is a revised version of the introduction to the author's complete work The History of Ancient Palestine (1993). This introductory text will give you some idea of the basic tenents of the longer book, but only briefly.