With its convoluted history and ever-shifting borders, the Middle East isn’t an area ... compiled a treasure trove of maps that help explain the region's geography, its complex demographics ...

The topography ... Shalev said the maps teach us a lot about the trends in Europe in the 16th century, perhaps even more than they show us the situation of the Middle East at the time.

that including Israel in its “Collins Primary Geography Atlas For The Middle East” would have been “unacceptable” to their customers in the Gulf and that leaving Israel off the maps ...