What book should I read to get an understanding of the the current Israeli/Palestinian conflict and the history of the Israeli state? [more inside]
posted by phrontist on Jun 29, 2009 - 16 answers

What's not to be missed during nine days in Israel? [more inside]
posted by TravellingCari on Apr 13, 2009 - 21 answers

Have any well-known Middle East scholars come out in favor of uniting Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank into one multi-ethnic, secular state, with the goal of making all residents equal citizens?
posted by Afroblanco on Dec 11, 2007 - 15 answers

Where can I find good online maps of the Middle East with the country and place names in Hebrew? Something like this one here. I can't read or write Hebrew, so I'm (apparently) hampered in tracking something down. Making an English language search and then trawling through 20 pages of google images at google.co.il turned up nothing. Alternatively, where can I buy such a map in London?
posted by londongeezer on Sep 9, 2007 - 8 answers

IsraelTravelFilter. First trip overseas, too. [more inside]
posted by rsanheim on May 2, 2007 - 16 answers

Are these statistics disputed? [more inside]
posted by verisimilitude on Jul 17, 2006 - 3 answers

Ariel Sharon's out, as of tonight. What happens now in Israel?
posted by matteo on Jan 4, 2006 - 23 answers