The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in the headline daily and has been intractable for more than half a century. But do most people really understand its roots and present-day realities? With dramatic events happening almost every day and Western governments more directly involved in the region than ever before, the public deserves, and has an obligation, to hear and understand both sides. Arabs and Israel For Beginners provides an intelligent and in-depth, yet light and accessible, perspective on the struggle between the two nations.