<p>Introduction to any complex international conflict is enriched when the voices of the adversaries are heard. <i>The Israel/Palestine Reader</i> is an innovative collection, focused on the human dimension of the ongoing Israeli¿Palestinian confrontation. Its vivid and illuminating readings present the voices of the diverse parties through personal testimonies and analyses. Key leaders, literary figures, prominent analysts, and simply close observers of different phases of this protracted conflict are all represented¿in their own words.</p><p>From Mark Twain to Theodor Herzl, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Golda Meir, Anwar Sadat, Ezer Weizman, Ehud Barak, Marwan Barghouti, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, John Kerry, and dozens of others, the firsthand narratives brought together in this Reader bring the conflict to life as seen by those closest to it. Though structured to complement Alan Dowty''s introductory text<i> Israel/Palestine </i>(4th edition, Polity 2017), this Reader also stands on