Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Pictures ix
4. Chapter 1 First Impressions 1
5. Chapter 2 Probings 20
6. Chapter 3 Arab Affairs Analyst of Sorts 37
7. Chapter 4 Rachel 49
8. Chapter 5 The Levantinism Scare 68
9. Chapter 6 The Three Divides 91
10. Chapter 7 Barbarians at the Gate 111
11. Chapter 8 Gentlefolk and Upstarts 137
12. Chapter 9 Israel’s Communal Problem 157
13. Chapter 10 Freedom of Speech, Israel Style 173
14. Chapter 11 The Mystery of Education 190
15. Chapter 12 The Debate Intensifies 202
16. Chapter 13 Stepping on ‘‘Very Delicate Ground’’ 219
17. Afterword. Pride or Self-Effacement: On Refusing to Save Skin 239
18. Index 243