MICHAEL SCOTT-BAUMANN is a graduate of Cambridge University and has an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He lives in Cheltenham and has thirty-five years’ experience as a teacher and lecturer in history.

‘This book is both necessary and accessible. So many people are mystified by this never-ending Middle East conflict. Here at last is a concise and readable account of a fundamental international issue of our time, one that has implications far beyond the region where it is set.’

• TitleCopyrightContentsPrefaceChronology1. The Origins of the Conflict2. The First World War and the British Mandate3. British Rule in Palestine: 1929–394. UN Partition, Israel, and War: 1945–495. Palestinians and Israelis: 1950s–60s6. The Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories7. Palestinian Resistance and the First Intifada: 1967–878. The Rise and Demise of the Oslo Peace Process: 1993–20009. From the Second Intifada to War in Gaza: 2000–0810. Palestinians and Israelis in the Age of Netanyahu: 2009–2311. October 7, 2023 and Its AftermathEpilogueNotesGlossary of Key TermsGlossary of Key PeopleBibliographyImage CreditsAcknowledgementsAbout the Author

MICHAEL SCOTT-BAUMANN is a graduate of Cambridge University and has an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He lives in Cheltenham and has thirty-five years’ experience as a teacher and lecturer in history.

‘This book is both necessary and accessible. So many people are mystified by this never-ending Middle East conflict. Here at last is a concise and readable account of a fundamental international issue of our time, one that has implications far beyond the region where it is set.’

• TitleCopyrightContentsPrefaceChronology1. The Origins of the Conflict2. The First World War and the British Mandate3. British Rule in Palestine: 1929–394. UN Partition, Israel, and War: 1945–495. Palestinians and Israelis: 1950s–60s6. The Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories7. Palestinian Resistance and the First Intifada: 1967–878. The Rise and Demise of the Oslo Peace Process: 1993–20009. From the Second Intifada to War in Gaza: 2000–0810. Palestinians and Israelis in the Age of Netanyahu: 2009–2311. October 7, 2023 and Its AftermathEpilogueNotesGlossary of Key TermsGlossary of Key PeopleBibliographyImage CreditsAcknowledgementsAbout the Author

MICHAEL SCOTT-BAUMANN is a graduate of Cambridge University and has an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He lives in Cheltenham and has thirty-five years’ experience as a teacher and lecturer in history.

‘This book is both necessary and accessible. So many people are mystified by this never-ending Middle East conflict. Here at last is a concise and readable account of a fundamental international issue of our time, one that has implications far beyond the region where it is set.’

• TitleCopyrightContentsPrefaceChronology1. The Origins of the Conflict2. The First World War and the British Mandate3. British Rule in Palestine: 1929–394. UN Partition, Israel, and War: 1945–495. Palestinians and Israelis: 1950s–60s6. The Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories7. Palestinian Resistance and the First Intifada: 1967–878. The Rise and Demise of the Oslo Peace Process: 1993–20009. From the Second Intifada to War in Gaza: 2000–0810. Palestinians and Israelis in the Age of Netanyahu: 2009–2311. October 7, 2023 and Its AftermathEpilogueNotesGlossary of Key TermsGlossary of Key PeopleBibliographyImage CreditsAcknowledgementsAbout the Author