Understanding the Current Conflict in the Middle East

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  The Gatekeepers (video; 2013, 1 hr., 41 min..)

  Charged with overseeing Israel's war on terror-both Palestinian and Jewish- the head of the Shin Bet, Israel's Secret Service is present at the crossroads of every decision made. For the first time ever six former heads of the agency agreed to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions.
• Association of Jewish Libraries' Reading List

  This list of readings "aims to inform readers interested in learning about Israel, its history, and Israeli perspectives on the Israel-Hamas conflict. It includes both academic and literary titles and does not claim to be exhaustive. It is a working document, and we appreciate feedback."
• Center for Jewish Studies at Fordham

  Using this resource, you can find recent lectures, webinars, and panels addressing the current war as well as books, articles, and other materials that provide deeper historical context.

• 40 Books to Understand Palestine, Literary Hub

  Book recommendations regarding the Israel-Palestinian conflict from several dozen Palestinian and Palestinian-American authors, as well as a number of other writers whose work and advocacy has focused on Palestine.
• Readings and Resources by Librarians and Archivists with Palestine

  This resource consists of lists of readings and resources compiled by Librarians and Archivists with Palestine, spanning news sources to suggested fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, and more."

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  Promises (video; 2001,1 hr, 42 min.)

  Emmy award - winning and Academy award nominated film follows the journey of a filmmaker who meets children in and around Jerusalem, from a Palestinian refugee camp to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. The film explores the nature of these boundaries and tells the story of a few children who dared to cross the lines to meet their neighbors.
• Peace, A Forgotten Word, Renews its Claim in the Holy Land, New York Times, 10/23/23

  Long derided as naïve, even traitors, two bridge builders between Israelis and Palestinians sense opportunity in the aftermath of the Hamas attack.
• Again On the Slaughter: A Response to the Israel-Hamas War, The Yale Review, 11/2/23

  In the wake of Hamas’s attack on civilians in Israel on October 7, and Israel’s response in the form of a bombing campaign against and siege of Gaza, Yale professors Peter Cole and Feisal G. Mohamed worked together to produce a joint public statement about the crisis. That statement was signed by more than ninety Yale faculty members and was published as a letter in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
• Opinion: 'This would become hell' : 8 people on the impact of the war in Gaza, Washington Post, 10/3/24

  A year after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, despair and hope reign along with a yearning for peace.
• ‘The Daily’: Stories on the Conflict Between Israel and Gaza (1/24/24 Podcast)

  Listeners of “The Daily” hear Israelis and Gazans express their fears, hopes and experiences in real time.
• ‘Minneapolis rabbi reflects on one year since Oct. 7 Hamas attack

  ‘MPR News, 10/7/24
• ‘For local Palestinians, trauma remains as war in Gaza continues

  ‘MPR News, 10/8/24