Mark Tessler
University of Michigan political science professor and author of A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, providing academic analysis of the period between 1949 and 1967.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 29min
Israel and the Palestinians: 8: From the First Intifada to the Camp David Summit
Mark Tessler, political science professor offering academic context, and Jeremy Bowen, BBC international editor with on-the-ground reporting, trace the First Intifada’s grassroots origins. They follow the Oslo peace process, discuss Rabin’s assassination, probe why Camp David 2000 collapsed, and map how violence, politics and separation led toward the second intifada and Gaza’s growing isolation.
Feb 9, 2026 • 28min
Israel and the Palestinians: 7: From the Six Day War to the Lebanon War
Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor and veteran Middle East reporter, and Mark Tessler, political science professor and historian, map 1967 to 1982. They chart occupation and expulsions, the rise of settlements and Likud, Palestinian resistance and high-profile attacks, Sadat’s visit and Camp David, and Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon with its dire consequences.
Feb 9, 2026 • 28min
Israel and the Palestinians: 6: From Israel’s Early Years to the Six Day War
Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor, offers eyewitness-style historical context. Mark Tessler, University of Michigan political scientist, provides academic analysis of 1949–1967. They cover Israel’s fragile early statehood and immigration, Palestinian displacement and the rise of national identity, the 1956 Suez campaign, the emergence of Fatah, cross-border raids and the lead-up to the 1967 war.
