Online Resources
We have done our best to provide links to resources which show a variety of perspectives on the history and current reality of the conflict. We encourage you to do your own research as well.
BBC Historical Timeline: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html...
BBC Kids’ Site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/world/middle_east/news...
BBC Main Site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_pale... For a short video, click “History of the Conflict” under “Video and Audio News”.
B'Tselem, the Israeli human rights organization's website: www.btselem.org
Interagency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues: http://www.iataskforce.org/resources
The Jerusalem Fund’s Palestine Center website includes maps, timelines and other information: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/palestinecenter/index.php
Mideastweb’s History of the Conflict: http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm
PBS’s Newshour educational resource includes links to timelines, maps, and lesson plans: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/middle_east/
PBS’s P.O.V. website for the documentary Promises presents a valuable historical timeline including differing Palestinian and Israeli perspectives for some events. It is downloadable in PDF format: http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2001/promises/timeline.html
The United States Institute of Peace Peace Media Clearinghouse, an archive of hundreds of films and educational resources of peace and conflict throughout the world, searchable by country and region: http://peacemedia.usip.org/multimedia
Arab, Palestinian, Israeli and Jewish News and Information Sources:
Al Jazeera's English website: http://english.aljazeera.net
Ha'aretz English website: www.haaretz.com
Jerusalem Post: www.jpost.com
Jerusalem Times: www.jerusalem-times.net
Jewish Virtual Library: www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
Passia: www.passia.org/
