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Summary: Crisp, clear and concise
Review: I have tried to understand this topic and found it to be very confusing. This was the first book that allowed me to understand the situation in the middle east without all the propaganda and emotion that is generally found in most of the literature.
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Summary: Complet Idiot's Guide to the Middle East Confilct
Review: An articulate accurate fact filled analysis of the Middle East quagmire. Clear and unbiased presentation of the facts. A vital resource for everyone who wants to know the real history of this crucial region
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Summary: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict
Review: This is an excellent book, well- researched and accessible. I have attempted to read histories on this topic and find that I get mired in the verbiage. This book is even- handed, well- organized and well -written. I recommend it to others who find the tightly packed words of densely written texts to be the perfect soporific every time.
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Summary: Finally something on the M. E.
Review: As a scholar in Contemporary History, I appreciated this book, especially because of its authors' effort not to fall into the trap of easy common places, which are often reflective more of Arab canards , than of actual historical facts.
I certainly recommend the book, together with Joan Peters': "From Time Immemorial", where the refugees problem is dealt with taking into account all sides, that is also the 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries between 1948-1953.
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Summary: I Have to Admit: It's Fair
Review: Maybe I'm arrogant, but I never considered myself an idiot regarding the Middle East - until I read this book! I realized how much I didn't know before. For one thing, I thought that the Jews just up and came one day to the Holy Land and uprooted millions of Palestinians in the process - when in fact it seems that there was never any such thing as a Palestinian Arab entity or grouping until way later... I guess there will continue to be many more books on this topic, but for me, this book is exactly the right dose: cutely written, well organized, and not just a rehash of magazine articles. I'm awaiting his next book (maybe on Yugoslavia?).
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Summary: Very clear and rational view
Review: Very clear and rational view of the conflict in Israel, it totally changed my perspective and revealed the truth about the war being waged against Israel by the Arabs.Mitchell G. Bard researched the subject carefully and was very fair to both sides. He presented clear facts and detailed analysis of events and the history of the region. ...
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Summary: A realistic view of the Middle East
Review: This book pierces the fog and lifts the vail of understanding to the present crisis in the Middle East. This well-balanced unbiased book is a must reading for those who are concerned about the Middle East and its impact on the West.
An outstanding contribution to the literature of the Middle East.This book is a must for Christian seminary students and will help as an aid to their biblicial studies.
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Summary: An outstanding reference guide
Review: Despite its title, I found the Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict to be a very thorough and penetrating analysis of a region of the world of growing importance to all Americans. Considering the events of recent months, it should be a must read for anyone trying to better understand the complexities of the region. What we need today are facts, not political statements or jargon. In this respect, I found the book a very fair and useful reference guide and would highly recommend it to others.
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Summary: the complete idiot's guide to the middle east conflict
Review: Here's what I expected: a completely boring dissertation about a complex subject that left me feeling like a complete idiot.
Here's what I found: an interesting, informative, humerous yet appropriate presentation of a complex subject that helped me understand nuances that I had not appreciated.I liked it, and am glad I bought it (I end up giving away most of the books I buy).
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Summary: Great Important Presentation of Israel's Case in Mid East
Review: This is a expansive case of Israel's case in the Middle East conflict. Often from the newspapers and media one might be unaware of the deep historic connection between the Jews and Israel. Arab propgandaists keep saying the Jews stole the Palestinians land and there is no connection of the Jews to the land. This book details the kings and prophets and judges and centuries of life in ancient Israel/Judea. And in modern times the struggles of the one Jewish state in the world - as opposed to over 20 Arab countries. It includes the attack at the start of 5 Arab armies on the modern state of Israel and the absolute rejection of the right of the Jews to their one state, where 650,000 Jews lived as of 1948 in British Palestine (not thieves of others land).
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