A veteran reporter who covered the Black September conflict in Jordan in 1970 and the Yom Kippur War in Israel in 1973 wonders what the future holds. "Will the Middle East conflict finally become only a chapter in a history book? Or will the killing and fighting still be going on?" He provides a brief history of the region and describes his life as a correspondent, from ducking bullets on a balcony in Amman to following tank battles in the Sinai. Black-and-white photos. Bibliography. Index.
Title alpha War in the Middle East: A Reporter’s Story: Black September and the Yom Kippur War
Level Nonfiction Middle
Pages Count 128
Genre Nonfiction
Summary Hampton provides detailed accounts of two major conflicts in the Middle East: the 1970 Palestinian hijackings and subsequent Jordanian civil war known as Black September, and the 1973 Yom Kippur War between Israel and its Arab and Egyptian neighbors. Hampton places the conflicts in the broader context of the Arab/Israeli disputes in the Middle East.
Topics Palestine. Israel. World War I. The Balfour Declaration. Zionism. The Palestinian Liberation Organization. Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970). The Six Day War. The Gaza Strip. The Sinai. The Golan Heights. The West Bank. Yasser Arafat (1929-2004). The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Amman, Jordan. United Press International. Hijackings. Palestinian refugees. Martial law. Civil war. Wartime deprivations. Executions. Black September. The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Watergate. The Yom Kippur War. Anwar Sadat (1918-1981). Tel Aviv, Israel. Golda Meir (1898-1978). Moshe Dayan (1915-1981). Military censorship. United States military assistance. Richard Nixon (1913-1994). The 1978 Camp David Accords. Lebanon. The 1982 Beirut massacre. Recent events in the Middle East.
SRC Level 8.600000
SRC Points 8.000000
Lexile 1120L
Trim Size 7 1/2" x 9"
Language English
JLG Release Date Sep 2007
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
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