Rashid Khalidi

This program includes an introduction read by the author. A landmark history of 100 years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the...

Come for a walk with me, if you would, along the streets of Jerusalem. My family has walked has walked these streets for more than a thousand years. . . Come for a walk with me, if you would, along the streets of Jerusalem. My family has walked has walked these streets for more than a thousand...

At a time when a lasting peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis seems unattainable, understanding the roots of their conflict is an essential step in restoring hope to the region.

For more than seven decades the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people has raged on with no end in sight, and for much of that time, the United States has been involved as a mediator in the conflict.