Batten down each discreet hatch. This is a long one. The media and the education system ignore Israel and the history of the middle east to a fault. In the wake of the historic peace between Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, anti-Semitism from America's ruling class, and the complicated conspiracies surrounding one of the planet's most contentious subjects, we decided it was time go over the story of this peculiar parcel of land. We do our best to wade through the pertinent facts from 750 BC to the current events of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Sharpen your pencils and grab your notes.