Arab-Israeli Conflict in the Arab Press

William W. Haddad is professor of history emeritus at California State University Fullerton.

'William Haddad’s scholarly account of how the Arab press has covered the Arab-Israeli conflict over the last half century is a welcome and long overdue contribution to our collective knowledge of the conflicting narratives of Israelis, Palestinians and other Arabs. The inclusion of a wide range of newspapers from a number of different Arab nations highlights both the similarities and differences of press coverage within the Arab world. Arab editorials on the conflict are also put within a global perspective. The general low level of proficiency in Arabic in most of the western world, as well as deeply embedded cultural and political biases, has resulted in the Arab press being largely ignored, understudied or worse, misrepresented in the West; this book is a major contribution in filling that gap.'

• Foreword: The Arab-Israeli Crisis in the Arab Press: An Untapped Resource Mary MarkiChapter 1: Introduction to the Manuscript Chapter 2: Editorial Opinion on May 1948 Chapter 3: From the Palestine War to the Assassination of King ‘Abd AllāhChapter 4: The Decline of Western Influence from the Death of ‘Abd Allāh to the 1956 Suez Crisis Chapter 5: From Sinai to the End of a Free Press in the UAR, 1956–58Chapter 6: The Period Dominated by ‘Abd al-Nāsir: 1958–70Chapter 7: The Arabs Move to the Offensive: 1970–74Chapter 8: Al-Salām or Al-Istislām? 1974–78Chapter 9: Conclusion