Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most prominent issues in world politics today. Few other issues have dominated the world's headlines and have attracted such attention from policy makers, the academic community, political analysts, and the world's media.This handbook provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the most contentious and protracted political issue in the Middle East. The editors have gathered together a range of the top experts from Israel, Palestine, Europe and North America to tackle a range of topics from historical background, through to peace efforts, domestic politics, critical issues such as refugees and settler movements, and the role of outside players such as the Arab states, US and EU. Sections present the reader with the historical background to the conflict, an understanding of the complexity of the issues that need to be addressed in order to resolve the conflict, and a detailed analysis of the varied interests of the actors involved.