Having a firm grip on the history and facts of situation in the Middle East is not longer a daunting and overwhelming undertaking. The Council on Foreign Relations has just launched a multimedia website, Crisis Guide: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which explains the history, issues of contention and invested parties of the ongoing struggle. The visually rich guide, narrated by journalist Michael Goldfarb, uses video synopses, timelines, interactive maps, text and images, also includes links to documents, treaties and further resources. According to CFR’s press release, the guide “was produced in consultation with experts at CFR, Arab and Israeli sources, as well as an array of independent scholars, former officials, diplomats, and experts on the region's political and economic history.”

This guide is the third in a series of CFR productions on international crises, the others are about the Korean Peninsula and Darfur.