A video explaining how the formation of Israel caused conflict in the Middle East.

In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true is...

In 2003, the Palestinian village of Budrus mounted a 10-month-long nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across their olive groves. Did you hear about it? Didn't think so. Brazilian filmmaker Julia Bacha asks why we only pay...

The Arab-Israeli Conflict, which is the ongoing political tensions and military conflicts between Arab nations and Israel, is one of the longest and most complex disputes in the world. Today, we're going to focus on more recent events,...

Rishi Sunak told Britain’s Jewish community “I will stop at nothing to keep you safe” amid concerns they could be targeted as Israel laid siege to the Gaza Strip following the Hamas atrocity.The Prime Minister addressed a synagogue in...

The Balfour Declaration was penned 100 years ago, but its legacy still resonates in the Middle East today. How did a letter, only 67-words long, ignite 100 years of conflict?

Learn more about the origins and history of Israel and Palestine.

In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true...

Have War Crimes been committed in the Gaza-Israel conflict? What is the legal and the military view?ef='http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/gaza-israel-the-legal-and-the-military-view' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>view?...

Munib al-Masri is the world’s richest Palestinian – he’s also one of the most influential. He offers his formula for peace and prosperity in his troubled homeland.

At the heart of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict is the mutual inability for each nation to understand the narrative of their counterparts. Palestinians need a homeland, but have been denied a state for decades and now live under...

At the heart of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict is the mutual inability for each nation to understand the narrative of their counterparts. Palestinians need a homeland, but have been denied a state for decades and now live under...

At the heart of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict is the mutual inability for each nation to understand the narrative of their counterparts. Palestinians need a homeland, but have been denied a state for decades and now live under...

Animated map of Palestine, people working, building homes, people arriving from passenger ship.

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A summary of Palestine and Israel. I'm putting my Johnny Cash on, looking at Israel and the Gaza Strip with a short history of what has brought us to where we are today. When Israel invaded Gaza recently, those familiar with the conflict...

A mini-documentary that takes you through the history of the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians--from the establishment of Jerusalem as a holy city, all the way through Israel's 2014 invasion of Gaza. Subscribe to