Dowty's book will serve as an accessible and important work in the field of the history of the Yishuv during the Ottoman period and the early stages of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The combination of attention to detail and a broad overview means that this work will be useful to scholars and students for years to come, and the author deserves every praise for this.
~Tamir Karkason, H-Judaic
A seminal work of impeccable and meticulous scholarship, Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine: Two Worlds Collide by Professor Alan Dowty must be considered a core addition to community, college and university library Turkish, Palestinian, and Israeli history collections and supplemental studies curriculums.
~MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
The rigorous research and scholarly perspective of Alan Dowty's Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine shines a light on issues of the Arab-Israel conflict that others have overlooked.
~Jewish Press.com
Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine is a study rich with insight and information that is skillfully put into a broader context. You will finish the book with a wealth of knowledge about the past and greater insight into the present.
~Dinah Rokach, HaShomer