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A special NPR News presentation that explores the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to bring context and perspective to the story, and to help listeners understand the complex situation in the Mideast, the history, and the consequences of the confrontation. Diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster revisits the significant events and gives both Palestinian and Israeli historians an opportunity to explain how they see the past differently.  



Roots of the Mideast conflict

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