With straightforward language, Phyllis Bennis, longtime analyst of the region, answers basic questions about Israel and Israelis, Palestine and Palestinians, the US and the Middle East, Zionism and anti-Semitism; about complex issues ranging from the Oslo peace process to the election of Hamas to the Goldstone Report and Trump's move of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Together her answers provide a comprehensive understanding of the longstanding Palestinian- Israeli conflict. This new edition includes sections on the Israel-Palestine issue in the 2016 campaign, Israel's new 'nation-state' law, the Trump administration's Israel policy including moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, the US effort to link Saudi Arabia and Israel against Iran, the 2017 Hamas-Fatah reconciliation, the 2018 Great March of Return in Gaza, BDS and the Palestinian nonviolent movements, and what's ahead. Sections include: The Crisis; The Other Players: The Role of the US, the UN, the Arab States, and Europe; Recent History: Rising Violence; Looking Backward (1900-1991); The Future.
