![“The Case for Palestine: An International Law Perspective” [Recommended]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The-Case-for-Palestine-An-International-Law-Perspective-by-John-Quigley.jpg)
by Sam Bahour | February 28, 2005 | Books
John Quigley brings a necessary international law perspective to bear on the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this updated edition of his important book. Since 2000, the cycle of bloodshed and retribution has spiraled increasingly out of control. Quigley attributes the breakdown of negotiations in 2000 to Israel’s unwillingness to negotiate on the basis of principles of justice and law. He argues that throughout the last century, established tenets of international law—and particularly the right of self-determination—have been overlooked or ignored in favor of the Zionists and then the Israelis, to the detriment of the Palestinians.
by Sam Bahour, Michael Dahan | November 20, 2004 | Recommended!, Sam's Writings
[FROM 2004!!!] What is happening in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip today is dangerously close to genocide, close enough that photographs of terrified Palestinians in Rafah loading their meager belongings onto carts and fleeing their homes are all too reminiscent of another time, another place another people.
![“A History of Modern Palestine” by Ilan Pappe [Recommended]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/A-History-of-Modern-Palestine-One-Land-Two-Peoples-by-Ilan-Pappe.jpeg)
by Sam Bahour | November 3, 2003 | Books
Tracing the history of Palestine from the Ottomans in the nineteenth century, through the British Mandate, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars and conflicts which have dominated this troubled region, Ilan Pappe’s widely acclaimed A History of Modern Palestine provides a balanced and forthright overview of Palestine’s complex history. Placing at its centre the voices of the men, women, children, peasants, workers, town-dwellers, Jews and Arabs of Palestine, who lived through these times, this tells a story of co-existence and co-operation, as well as oppression, occupation, and exile, exposing patterns of continuity as well as points of fracture. Now in an updated third edition, Pappe draws links between contemporary events, from war in Lebanon, violence in the Gaza Strip and the Arab Spring, with the long history of Palestine, taking into account the success of Israel without neglecting the on-going catastrophe suffered by Palestinians, leaving hope for a better future for all who live in, or were expelled, from Palestine.
![“The Palestinian People: A History” by Baruch Kimmerling and Joel S. Migdal [Recommended]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/palestinian-people-a-history-baruch-kimmerling-joel-migdal.jpg)
by Sam Bahour | March 27, 2003 | Books
“This remarkable book recounts how the Palestinians came to be constituted as a people. The authors offer perceptive observations on the status of Palestinian citizens of Israel, the successes and failures of the Oslo process, and the prospects for both Palestinians and Israelis of achieving a peaceful future together. A dispassionate and balanced analysis that provides essential background for understanding the complexities of the Middle East.”—Rashid Khalidi, University of Chicago
![“Palestine, Palestinians, and International Law” by Francis A. Boyle [Recommended]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/palestine-palestinians-and-international-law.jpg)
by Sam Bahour | March 1, 2003 | Books
A leading US expert applies the norms and standards of international lawto the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, addressing Palestinian statehood, thenegotiation and failure of the Oslo Accords, the status of Jerusalem, theAl Aqsa Intifada, the right of return, human rights violations, war crimes, crimes against humanity, terrorism (both state and suicide bombings), thecurrent divest-from-Israel campaign and the US war against Iraq. (Publisher’s description)
by Sam Bahour | October 11, 2000 | Sam's Writings
by Sam Bahour | June 25, 1999 | Business & Economy
The largest and most actively traded public company in Palestine has opened its doors to Israeli ownership. First reported on 24/6/99 in the Israeli newspaper, Ha’aretz, the Peace Technology Fund, better known as the “[Shimon] Peres Fund”, has purchased 3.3% of PALTEL’s shares for $9 Million. Subsequent news articles in the Palestinian press stated that 1.5 Million shares were purchased.
by Sam Bahour | December 1, 1998 | Business & Economy
A follow-up to Sam’s 1997 overview of the telecommunications sector in Palestine, “Telecommunications in Palestine: Growing Pains (English/Arabic)”.
by Sam Bahour | January 20, 1998 | Business & Economy
Published in Al-Quds newspaper (Palestine) on January 20, 1998 and in the Al-Haya newspaper (UK) on February 18, 1998. In English and Arabic.
![“Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness” by Rashid Khalidi [Recommended]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PalestinianIdentity.jpg)
by Sam Bahour | March 29, 1997 | Books
This foundational text now features a new introduction by Rashid Khalidi reflecting on the significance of his work over the past decade and its relationship to the struggle for Palestinian nationhood. Khalidi also casts an eye to the future, noting the strength of Palestinian identity and social solidarity yet wondering whether current trends will lead to Palestinian statehood and independence. (Publisher’s description)
