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To: RMF who wrote (446624)	1/11/2009 1:38:53 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571978

Can you suggest a good "objective" read on the Israeli/Palestinian situation? Something that offers both POV's? It's hard to find any Palestinian history online that is not tainted in some way. They are written either by Rabbis or by Arabs. I took a course on the ME. The text was the The History of the Middle East by Peter Mansfield. Why I thought the book was good is because Mansfield is a Brit. but was not afraid of criticizing Britain when he thought it was appropriate. When I first started reading the book, I really doubted some of his claims made as facts in the book so I would go online to check them out. Every one proved to be true. Many Americans have misconceptions of what has happened in the ME particularly in the last 200 years. Mansfield sets the record straight and it ain't pretty. For an example, the Zionist/Israelis are no where near the innocents made out by American leaders and the press. The book is a revelation. I highly recommend it.