Whose land is Palestine? : the Middle East problem in historical perspective

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Full Title:: Whose land is Palestine? : the Middle East problem in historical perspective / Frank H. Epp

Subjects:: Jewish-Arab relations
Middle East--History
Palestine--History
Israel--History
Palestine--Relations--Israel
Israel--Relations--Palestine

Table of Contents:: Claims for good reasons -- The claims of many gods -- The claims of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob -- The claims of Islam -- The claims of Christianity -- The claims of Zionism -- The claims of the British -- The claims of the Arabs -- The claims of the United Nations -- The claims of Israel -- The claims of the Palestinians -- The claims of God.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-274) and index.
Summary:: The claims to Palestine have a long history, which is often forgotten in the mass media communication of our time. News reports of the moments tend to look at the conflict in terms of isolated events, such as the June War of 1967, Palestinian commando raids, or even the 1969 raid on the Beirut international airport. These events, however, cannot be understood or properly interpreted without reference to the long history of claims to Palestine. In this volume, the author examines all these claims. Beginning with the indigenous populations and ancient empires, he traces the claims to Palestine of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Zionism, the British, the Palestinian Arabs and the Arab states, the United Nations, the state of Israel, and the Palestinian refugees. -- Back cover.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 283 pages ; 23 cm
General Note:: Pitts Theology Library copy from the collection of Christoph Keller, Jr. Library, General Theological Seminary.