The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted a special edition of Coffee and Conversation on Friday, May 28 to discuss the latest escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Over the course of the conversation, students in attendance recommended resources to help their peers better educate themselves on the history of the conflict. Below is a compilation of those resources. If you’d like to make your own recommendations to add to this list, please contact us at thurman@bu.edu.
Recommended Viewing
1948: Creation and Catastrophe is a documentary film that tells the story of the establishment of Israel as seen through the eyes of the people who lived it.
Recommended Reading – Articles
“It’s a myth that Israel is singled out for criticism” Middle East Monitor
“There’s a Good Reason for ‘Singling Out’ Israel” Forward
“Why Single Out Israel?” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
“A ThresholdCrossed” Human Rights Watch
“Self-Determination in International Law: The Palestinians” Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
Recommended Reading – Books
Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth, Noa Tishby
Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean
Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Unthinkable Choices, Mosab Hassan Yousef
Recommended Listening
“Politics Theory Other // The IDF – An Army Like No Other w/ Haim Bresheeth-Zabner” Tribune Radio