This authoritative three-volume reference, the product of five years of work by an international team of experts, offers comprehensive, even-handed coverage of the history, issues, actors, events, institutions, and policies related to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. More than 900 entries, enhanced by extensive cross-referencing, cover virtually every aspect of the subject. The encyclopedia also includes maps, bibliographic references, a glossary, a chronology, and a detailed index. Members of the project's Advisory Board include: As'ad AbuKhalil (California State University, Stanislaus); Khalil Barhoum (Stanford University); Yoram Meital (Ben-Gurion University); Fouad Moughrabi (University of Tennessee); Augustus Richard Norton (Boston University); and Stephen Zunes (University of San Francisco).