The Bishop’s Bookshelf:
| The Bishop’s Bookshelf // The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction |
By Bishop Greg Rickel, Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia
| This month I would recommend, The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction by Martin Bunton. I am reading this book in preparation for my seventh Holy Land trip which I will be on when you get this review. I have fallen in love with the land and the people and, even though it is one of the most honored and revered places on earth, especially by the three Abrahamic faiths, it is one of the most tense on earth too. As humanity tends to do this, control is a basic theme here. But the conflict, age old, is not simple. This little book is the shortest and best quick description. Quick is always dangerous, especially with something like this conflict, but it is a start. And I truly believe more and more people, whether you are planning a trip there or not, should know more about this issue. There is a saying I very much believe in on many levels: “as Jerusalem goes, so goes the world.” |