World History: Middle East Issues

World History: Middle East Issues Updated 2/10/04

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection provides 18 images of West Bank and Gaza Strip maps. Show relationships between different parties, issues, and events over a period of many years, including Israeli settlements and Palestinian refugee camps. The maps were mostly produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection provides images of Middle East maps for individual countries, showing political and geographical features. The maps were mostly produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection provides images of Middle East maps going back more than 100 years.

Basic information about Israel, plus map of the country and surrounding Middle East area (which you can click on to enlarge.) Shows West Bank and Golan Heights.

U.S. Department of State has prepared a "Fact Sheet" which outlines the latest peace process in the Middle East, which began in 1991.

From ABC News Online: "The breadth and complexity of issues tugging at the Israelis and Palestinians provide both barriers to and, perhaps, opportunities for achieving peace. The history, land and culture embroils the people of the region in its grasp. Read the latest news from today or glance over recent headlines about the region."

The Online Newshour has provided extensive, in-depth coverage of the Middle East situation on their nightly news program. Here they make the transcripts of their programs available in full text. Includes regular interviews with the key players in the negotiations and events! Covers back to October 24, 1995.

This section of the Washington Post has links to articles about recent events in the Middle East, and also links to special pages on each of the countries in the Middle East.

Use this link to search the past issues of the Jerusalem Post, which is the major newspaper in Israel.

Collection of links to information about the countries and people of the Middle East, including their issues, conflicts and culture.

A website dedicated to providing information about Palestine and related matters.

This Time magazine article gives a glimpse into two key people in the Middle East, Yitzak Rabin and Yasser Arafat. Article also explores the problems of the region, and how these two men have played their part to resolve the issues.

Complete coverage of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin (11-6-95), and background on related events and history in the Middle East.

World History: Middle East Issues
Updated 2/10/04

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`Middle East Issues: People, Events and Issues`