ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS
 
The end of the peace process
Edward Said
Cogent commentary on the peace process
 
The iron wall
Avi Shlaim
Very readable history of Israel's relationship with the Arabs over the past 50 years
 
Holy land, unholy war: Israelis and Palestinians
Anton La Guardia
Well-balanced reporting of the competing claims of Israelis and Palestinians, combining history and news reporting
 
Drinking the sea at Gaza: days and nights in a land under siege
Amira Haas

Sympathetic account of Palestinians by the correspondent of Israel's Haaretz newspaper, who lived in the Gaza Strip