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Left: Families of the hostages during the March for the Hostages on November 18, 2023 in Jerusalem. Right: Palestinians flee the northern part of the Gaza Strip on November 10, 2023. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty; Belal Khaled/Anadolu via Getty Images

10 books to help you understand Israel and Palestine, recommended by experts

With the Israel-Palestine conflict continuing, we asked a range of academics to nominate works that can help explain things.
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was the result of secret deliberations between British civil servant Mark Sykes and French diplomat François Georges-Picot. Wikimedia Commons

The Sykes-Picot Agreement and the making of the modern Middle East

The Sykes-Picot Agreement created the modern Middle East. It represents one of the first installments in a long line of modern European – and subsequent American – meddling in the region.

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