Pt. I Background History -- 1. Canaan-Palestine: Ancient History / Todd M. Ferry -- 2. Muhammad, Islam, and the Arab Empire -- 3. The Crusades to the Ottoman Empire -- pt. II Pre-conflict -- 4. Jewish Persecution and Zionism -- 5. Palestine -- 6. The Genesis of Conflict: World War I to World War II -- pt. III Conflict -- 7. Partition, Israeli Statehood, and the Six-Day War: 1947-1967 -- 8. The Continuation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: 1967-Lebanon 1982 -- 9. The First Intifada and the Peace Process -- 10. The Twenty-First Century: The Second Intifada, Hamas, and Obama -- Conclusion: Current Developments -- Appendices -- 1.Chronology -- 2.Israel's Prime Ministers -- 3. General Data: Israel, Palestine.