The posts listed on the right contain the Israel story consecutively.
There are many places on the internet where you can get exhaustive treatments of this subject. That's not my intent here. There's a lot of information condensed in these posts, but I've tried to make the points as concise as possible for easier reading. It's more important that you understand the story, so what I've put it here is short and to-the-point.
Keep one eye on this blog, and the other on your tv screen. We're in for quite a ride.