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Table of Contents

Preface 1 Introduction: Two Worlds Collide
Dispelling Myths
Defining the Conflict
The Setting: Ottoman Palestine

2 The Jewish Story
A Fossilized Relic?
The Theme of Persecution
"Come, Let Us Go"
Herzl and the Second Aliya
First Encounters

3 The Arab Story
The Glory of Islam
The Rise of the West
Palestine and Palestinism
First Encounters
The Debut of Arab Nationalism

4 The Emergence of Israel
The British Mandate
A Mischievous Pretence?
Holocaust and Partition
The War of Independence/An-Naqba:
The Second Stage of the Conflict
Nasser and Nationalism

5 The Re-emergence of the Palestinians
The War that No One Wanted?
The Peculiar Legacy of 1967
The Decade of Sadat: Entering the Third Stage of the Conflict
The Lebanese Tangle
Shaking Things Up: The First Intifada

6 The First Pass at Peace
The Oslo Breakthrough
The Rocky Road to Peace
What Went Wrong?
The Roof Falls In

7 The Fourth Stage of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The End of the Arafat Era
Israel Turns to Unilateralism
A Turning Point: Ideology Prevails

8 The Impasse that Remains
The End of the Two-State Solution?
Territory and Settlements
Jerusalem
Security Issues
Refugees
A General Prognosis

9 The Perfect Conflict
Right against Right?
A Practical Solution
Building Foundations: Extremists and Illusions
Reflections

Chronology

Further Reading

Internet Links

References

Index

About the Author

Alan Dowty is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.

Reviews

"Simply the best book available for undergraduates. In my manyyears of teaching I have never received such universal praise for atextbook on course evaluations." Israel Studies Review Acclaim for previous editions: "An excellent analysis of the issue at the core of theIsraeli/Palestinian conflict, stripped of the 'subjective'accretions of emotions and passions, prejudice and ethnic hatred.It is the book to which scholars and belligerents should return inthe heat of battle to remind themselves of the real issue atstake." Australian Journal of Political Science "Presents clearly the facts that underscore the tragedy for bothsides of this conflict." Journal of Contemporary Religion "A veritable joy for the average Middle East academicconnoisseur." Political Studies Review "Alan Dowty s book now receives pride of place at the topof my list of concise, illuminating histories of theIsraeli Palestinian conflict to recommend. This will be aleading contender to be the textbook of choice in basic courses onthe conflict." Middle East Journal

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