While I have researched this topic somewhat, it feels very hard to find any sort of unbiased take on what happened. I’m Jewish and while I support Israel, I feel the need to try to understand the truth of all the stories about how this conflict started.
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A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time by Howard M. Sachar
Search this sub. It’s been asked a lot the past few days. Here is my suggestion:
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction
The whole “Very Short Introductions” series, by Oxford University Press, are really great for this sort of thing. Especially if you are starting on your learning journey. As unbiased as they can be. They are just there to lay out the basics as clear as possible, tell both sides, and give you direction for further reading.