Understanding the Holy Land: Answering Questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

by Mitch Frank

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is unlike any other situation in the world today. It's in the news daily, can spark intense emotional arguments, and influences American foreign policy. Yet, a real understanding of this heated conflict is hard to come by. In Understanding the Holy Land, Mitch Frank offers straightforward explanations. Answering questions from "What is intifada?" to "Why is peace so hard?" Frank carefully covers the significant developments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670060321
• ISBN13: 9780670060320
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

A quick "take" on the Holy Land

This conflict has been ongoing for a long time. Books that discuss the problems can be very complex. This book by Mitch Frank does an excellent job of sticking to a brief analysis of the major problems in prose that is easy to understand.

Easy reading but informative

English is not my primary language but this book was easy enough to finish in two days. I did not know much about Israel-Palestina conflict and was looking for a good book with basic information. This book taught me how the three religions-- Judaism, Muslim and Chiristianity-- are related, and why different peoples see the Holy Land as their homes. This book is for not only children but perfect for adult readers whose primary language is not English. Highly recommended.

Finally!

After reading this book, I feel that I finally have better understanding of what's going on -- and more importantly, why --in the Holy Land area. The book is written for a middle-school audience, and therefore the language is much easier to understand than that in other books I've tried to read on the subject. Since the subject matter is complicated, and the average reader would need to focus his/her attention on really comprehending the issue, having the author's easy-to-understand language to guide through the chapters is really, really helpful. As of summer 2005, the book is as up-to-date as can be. I hope that someone -- if not this author -- will able to follow the issue and keep informing the public the way this book has.

Understanding the Holy Land

This book should be read by anyone of any age who really wants to understand the full story of the conflict in the Middle East. Mr. Frank offers an empathic and stunninly clear explanation of the cultural and political background and beliefs of all parties to the conflict. He includes a tremendous amount of information, making this complicated subject accessible and shedding light on a situation most Americans know little about. I highly recommend this book.