History is not the narrative of one view, polemic or preaching. In our historiography lists of Zionism/Israel, Palestinians and other topics, we have concentrated on well-known and respected scholarship. Enabling users to evolve their independent views on a topic, event or time period makes for comprehensive learning. History is best recounted from multiple vantage points, with sources, ideas and opinions blended to form a rope with multiple threads that weave a story’s essence. Narrative histories are inevitably one-sided and polemical; blending causation and events explains nuanced complexities. We have included collections about Palestine before the State of Israel — the Yishuv — including comprehensive compilations of the Palestinians, British and Zionists before and after 1948. In addition to the broad historiographic listings of events, timelines situate events in context, along with lists of key quotations over decades about particular topics, such as a two-state solution, American officials’ attitudes toward Zionism/Israel, and Hamas’ hostile views of Jews, Zionism and Israel.
March 2025 CIE has compiled the following list of books and articles to guide understanding of the historiography of Israel. Books ʻAdwan, Sami ʻAbd Ar-Razzaq, Dan Bar-On and Eyal J. Naveh. Side by Side: Parallel…
Where you choose to begin or tell or remember it shapes the history and politics you do or do not want to convey. What you include and what you leave out reveals your knowledge,
biases, and political intentions.
