Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface to the Second Edition xi
5. Part One. Origins of the Zionist-Arab Conflict in Palestine
6. 1. Zionist Settlement in Palestine: The British Connection 1
7. 2. Zionist-Arab Conflict under the British Mandate: The Struggle for Land 14
8. 3. Things Fall Apart: The Collapse of the British Mandate 23
9. 4. A Portrait by Picasso: The UN Recommendation of Partition 32
10. 5. Chaos on the Ground: Palestine in a Power Vacuum 40
11. 6. Whose Land to Give? The UN Power over Palestine 47
12. Part Two. The 1948 War and the Establishment of Israel
13. 7. Sten Guns and Barrel Bombs: The Realization of the Zionist Dream 57
14. 8. Kaftans and Yarmulkes: The Claim of Ancient Title to Palestine 66
15. 9. Arab vs. Zionist: War of Independence or War of Aggression? 73
16. 10. Exodus: The Departure of the Palestine Arabs 82
17. 11. To Justify a State: Israel as a Fact 87
18. Part Three. The Status of Arabs in Israel
19. 12. The Real Conquest: The Repopulation of Palestine 97
20. 13. The Present Are Absent: The Fate of the Arabs' Land 105
21. 14. Hewers of Wood: Arab Commerce, Agriculture, and Labor 111
22. 15. The National Institutions: The Legislation That Makes Israel Jewish 116
23. 16. Holding the Soil: Arab Access to Land 121
24. 17. The Law of Ingathering: Nationality and Citizenship 126
25. 18. Divide and Conquer: Arabs in Israel's Political System 131
26. 19. Protecting Privilege: Arabs and Governmental Services 138
27. 20. Some Are More Equal: Ethnic Distinctions in the Law of Israel 145
28. Part Four. The 1967 War, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip
29. 21. No Peace: War Always on the Horizon 153
30. 22. Mortal Danger? The 1967 Israel-Arab War 161
31. 23. Deja Vu: Israel's Control of the West Bank and Gaza 168
32. 24. More Land: Confiscation and Settlements 174
33. 25. More Hewers of Wood: Commerce, Agriculture, and Labor 182
34. 26. By the Sword: The Palestine Arabs' Claim of a Right to Resist 189
35. 27. Guns and Stones: Resistance by the Palestine Arabs to Occupation 198
36. Part Five. Resolution of the Palestine-Israel Conflict
37. 28. Statehood in the Making: Palestine Declares Independence 209
38. 29. Oslo via Madrid: A Turn to Peace? 215
39. 30. Talks Fail: The Sword Replaces the Pen 220
40. 31. Jerusalem and the Settlements: Who Should Stay? 225
41. 32. The Displaced: Where Will They Go? 230
42. 33. The Way Forward: Peace or Confrontation? 236
43. Notes 239
44. Index 333