A BRIEF HISTORY
OF OUR LAND

One of the biggest myths about the Israel-Palestine conflict is that it's been going on for centuries, that this is all about ancient religious hatreds.

In fact, while religion is involved, the conflict is mostly about two groups of people who claim the same land. And it really only goes back about a century, to the early 1900s. At its heart, it is a conflict between two self-determination movements — the Jewish Zionist project and the Palestinian nationalist project — that lay claim to the same territory.

A Brief History of the Conflict from VOX

Preston Sprinkle’s Interview with BIPJ’s Daniel Bannoura

Daniel was born in Jerusalem and grew up in a Christian family from the town of Bethlehem in Palestine.

He holds a BS from University of Florida, an MA from London School of Theology, another MA from University of Chicago, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology from Notre Dame University.

In this podcast, Daniel gives a 150 year historical and political overview of Jewish and Palestinian relations, which has led to the recent war in Gaza.