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Nonfiction The Bride and the Dowry: Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians in the Aftermath of the June 1967 War Avi Raz
Nonfiction Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East Scott Anderson
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Matti Friedman Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOver the next several weeks, we’re giving you the opportunity to get to know this year’s Sami Rohr Prize finalists and hopefully, in… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 14, 2013
Nonfiction A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914 – 1948 James Barr
Nonfiction The Peace Puzzle: America’s Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989 – 2011 Daniel C. Kurtzer, Scott B. Lasensky, & Shibley Z. Telhami
Nonfiction State of Failure: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Unmaking of the Palestinian State Jonathan Schanzer
Nonfiction Fratricide in the Holy Land: A Psychoanalytical View of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Avner Falk
Essay A Hidden History Earlier this week Matti Friedman, a reporter in Jerusalem for the Times of Israel, and author of The Aleppo Codex, wrote about the codex vs. the Kindle. He… Matti Friedman July 18, 2012
