Oddly, it was Israeli historian Benny Morris who got it right, when he offered a candid prediction of the future of his country and its war with the Palestinians. “The Palestinians look at everything ...

Israel declared war against the terrorist group on Sunday, the first time the nation has done so since 1973. So far, the war has claimed nearly 2,700 lives between the two sides, according to Health ...

The Palestinian Territories, located in the Levant region of the Middle East, consist of the West Bank and Gaza, including East Jerusalem, and have historically included present-day Israel. Before ...

To understand the context of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, one must understand the history of Palestine and the circumstances that led to the land that was originally designated for a Palestinian ...

The United Nations Security Council voted Monday to proceed with a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, following more than two years of fighting. The initial Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel killed more ...

This episode explores the early history of Palestine - from its Neolithic agricultural roots to the rise of Iron Age kingdoms. Learn how the land was known as Canaan, Eretz Yisrael, and eventually ...

I hate Mr. Balfour’s pronouncement. … To my mind it’s a wholly artificial scheme divorced from all relation to facts, and I ...

(JTA) — One of the most prestigious prizes in Jewish book publishing has gone to a nonfiction book that, by suggesting how Arabs and Jews might have learned to live together in historic Palestine, ...

A new story has emerged out of the ashes of Gaza. It is the narrative of a people who have fought bravely and who have stood firm against the overwhelming military power and genocidal violence of the ...

TASS FACTBOX. On May 28, 2024, the decisions of Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognize the State of Palestine officially entered into force. As of today, Palestine is recognized as an independent ...

Prince A. Williams ’25, a Crimson Editorial Editor, is a History concentrator in Adams House. His column, “A People’s History of Harvard,” runs bi-weekly on Fridays. “Many of us like to ask ourselves, ...