It's Rashid Khalidi, what can I say? This an excellent, detailed, but not too long historical account of what people call "the conflict." That conflict is many things, but now it's occupation, apartheid, and even genocide. 

It's very useful to ask yourself the question of how we got here. If you're in the US, you will have only heard a tiny sliver of the facts. Ask those questions. Be skeptical. Be introspective and a critical thinker about what you may have heard newscasters and presidents say about terrorists, no partner for peace, cycles of violence, etc. This book will help you.