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Understanding Palestine and Israel Crisis: Academic Journals

"When a war is successful, little attention is paid to its causes, but when the outcome is disastrous, understanding how it happened becomes paramount". 

From Mearsheimer, John J. “The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine War.” Horizons: Journal of International Relations and Sustainable Development, no. 21, 2022, pp. 12–27. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48686693. Accessed 20 Dec. 2023.

Journals

Jewish Social Studies Regular features include work in anthropology, politics, sociology, religion, and literature, as well as case studies

Journal of Palestine Studies the leading quarterly devoted exclusively to the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian affairs. JPS provides an international forum for study of the region and peaceful resolution to the conflict. Comprehensive analysis of current developments in the peace process.

Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies is a fully international and multidisciplinary journal covering the history, politics, culture, religion, anthropology, sociology and economics of the Holy Land and Palestine.

Middle East Journal  provides peer-reviewed research and analysis on the region, on the area from Morocco to Pakistan.

Middle East Report  in-depth analytical articles on Middle East politics, culture and society, and U.S. policy toward the region

Middle Eastern Studies provides the most up-to-date academic research on the history and politics of the Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East 

Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics, and Culture Provides background material & in-depth analysis of various aspects of the conflict from the perspective of both sides, thus helping to shed light on the complex issues dividing Israelis & Palestinians & the relationship between the two peoples.

Israel Studies Review Journal of the Association for Israel Studies, an international and interdisciplinary scholarly organization dedicated to the study of all aspects of Israeli society, history, politics, and culture. 

Palestine Exploration Quarterly concerned with Palestine/the land of Israel, and the wider region of the Levant - its history, archaeology (including biblical aspects), art, languages, natural & earth ethnology, geography, natural & earth sciences.