One of the Wall Street Journal''s 10 Best Books of 2023
Named a Booklist Editors'' Choice in History: Adult Books, 2023
"[Kessler] has done an exceptional job and opened new vistas on troubles past and present." - Wall Street Journal
"Kessler-s history is key to understanding the current situation between Israelis and Palestinians." -Booklist, Starred Review
A gripping, profoundly human, yet even-handed narrative of the origins of the Middle East conflict, with enduring resonance and relevance for our time.
In spring 1936, the Holy Land erupted in a rebellion that targeted both the local Jewish community and the British Mandate authorities that for two decades had midwifed the Zionist project. The Great Arab Revolt would last three years, cost thousands of lives-Jewish, British, and Arab-and cast the trajectory for the Middle East conflict ever since. Yet incredibly, no history of this seminal, formative first -Intifada- has ever been published
