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9 Reddit comments about The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World (Norton Paperback):

u/internetcamel · 52 pointsr/books

I recommend two books actually: [The Iron Cage] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Iron-Cage-Palestinian-Statehood/dp/0807003093) and [The Iron Wall] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Iron-Wall-Israel-Paperback/dp/0393321126). Each book shows how one society was shaped and the impact it had on the conflict. Neither book blames anyone but they show the rational that went into the decisions at the time,

u/evilregis · 4 pointsr/worldnews

The media is useless. Honestly, just do some reading. I highly recommend History of the Middle East. It's a very in-depth, impartial look at the Middle East starting with a quick one-chapter primer to get you up to speed from ancient to modern times, then going much more in-depth starting around 1800 up to modern day problems such as the Arab-Israeli conflict.

If you want to confine your reading to the Arab-Israeli conflict, then I would recommend The Iron Wall which will start you off around 1947, post WWII.

The Israel/Gaza fiasco is just the latest in a looooong chain of events. Again, anyone coming down solely on one side over the other is simply ignorant of all of the facts. There's no such thing as an innocent player in this and to pretend there is is simply foolish.

u/NotYoursTruly · 3 pointsr/worldnews

Mausim needs to read 'The Iron Wall' by an Israeli historian who used historical documents. The truth hurts. Israel has been the aggressor since day one. . .

http://www.amazon.com/The-Iron-Wall-Israel-Paperback/dp/0393321126

Fun fact: Israel once threatened war with Jordan because some prize-winning sheep wandered across the border into Jordan. Israel was willing to go to war over sheep!

u/sien · 2 pointsr/books

Great List.

The Iron Wall by Avi Shlaim is another that is worth reading.

u/JeffB1517 · 1 pointr/IsraelPalestine

Yes this does get covered regularly. But its been a while. Best single source that both sides agree is fair is: https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Wall-Israel-Norton-Paperback/dp/0393321126 .

u/ill_check_it_out · 1 pointr/worldpolitics
u/leblumpfisfinito · 1 pointr/Israel_Palestine

Ironically, I actually got that from a pro-Palestine site. The book it references is Iron Wall, page 264. King Hussein of Jordan said:

>"... I was offered the return of something like 90 plus percent of the territories, 98 percent even, excluding [occupied East] Jerusalem, but I couldn't accept. As far as I am concerned, it was either every single inch that I was responsible for or nothing."

So outside of East Jerusalem, it would've been potentially 98% of the West Bank.

u/censorinus · 0 pointsr/worldnews

Yep, really great book called 'The Iron Wall' about the history of Israel. Basically, being a dickhead from inception to the current day. With some humor. Israel threatened a war with Jordan in it's early days because sheep wandered across the border...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Iron-Wall-Israel-Paperback/dp/0393321126

u/castiglione_99 · 0 pointsr/worldnews

http://www.amazon.com/The-Iron-Wall-Israel-Paperback/dp/0393321126

The Iron Wall by Avi Shlaim.

However, to be fair, it should be pointed out that he's British and that he may be a rabid anti-Semite.