{"product_id":"9780679744757","title":"Righteous Victims","description":"A \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when the Middle East has come closer to achieving peace than ever before,  eminent Israeli historian Benny Morris explodes the myths cherished by both sides  to present an epic history of Zionist-Arab relations over the past 120 years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tracing  the roots of political Zionism back to the pogroms of Russia and the Dreyfus Affair,  Morris describes the gradual influx of Jewish settlers into Palestine and the impact  they had on the Arab population.  Following the Holocaust, the first Arab-Israeli  war of 1948 resulted in the establishment of the State of Israel, but it also shattered  Palestinian Arab society and gave rise to a massive refugee problem.  Morris offers  distinctive accounts of each of the subsequent Israeli-Arab wars and details the  sporadic peace efforts in between, culminating in the peace process initiated by  the Rabin Government.  In a new afterword to the Vintage edition, he examines Ehud  Barak’s leadership, the death of President Assad of Syria, and Israel’s withdrawal  from Lebanon, and the recent renewed conflict with the Palestinians. Studded with  illuminating portraits of the major protagonists, \u003cb\u003eRighteous Victims\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an authoritative  record of the middle east and its continuing struggle toward peace.","brand":"Benny Morris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45893320147156,"sku":"9780679744757","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_103b8064-ab70-4f19-abf6-822adcae9501.jpg?v=1701994929","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780679744757","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}