Home - Get Informed - Get Supplies - Get Involved

Palestinian - Israeli Conflict: Background information

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is a tragedy for those involved, as well as a potential trigger for a much larger regional war. Here are resources for more information (recommended by the Palestine Information Project).

Racism against Jews is not acceptable (a position statement of the Palestine Solidarity Committee / Seattle, which we feel provides a thoughtful perspective on the discussion of the Palestinian - Israeli issue.)

Books: Israel/Palestine, How to End the War of 1948, Tanya Reinhart Peace and Its Discontents, Edward Said The Question of Palestine, Edward Said

Web sites: Palestine Information Project (http://www.palestineinformation.org) Seattle-area group providing information about the Palestinian situation. Includes more links, books, and other resources. B'Tselem (http://www.btselem.org/) Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Gush Shalom (http://www.gush-shalom.org/) The Peace Bloc, Israeli peace activists. Jewish Voice for Peace (http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/) American Jewish peace group LAW Society (http://www.lawsociety.org/) Palestinian non-governmental organization dedicated to preserving human rights through legal advocacy SUSTAIN Campaign (http://www.sustaincampaign.org/) Grassroots campaign to stop U.S. tax support to Israel