Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. Acronyms xiii
5. Dramatis Personae xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I. The Setting
8. 1. Constraints and Players: The External Environment, Proportional Representation System, and National Security Establishment 11
9. 2. The Decision-Making Process: How the System Actually Works 27
10. Part II. The Case Studies
11. 3. Camp David I: Making Peace with Egypt, 1977–1979 79
12. 4. The Makings of a Young Lion: The Lavi Combat Aircraft, 1980–1987 100
13. 5. The Invasion of Lebanon, 1982 122
14. 6. Leaving Lebanon: The Unilateral Withdrawal, 2000 141
15. 7. Camp David II: The Israeli- Palestinian Negotiations, 1999–2000 154
16. 8. Disengaging from Gaza, 2005 177
17. 9. Back Again: The Second Lebanon War, 2006 199
18. III. FINAL THOUGHTS 223
19. Conclusions and Recommendations 225
20. Appendix 1. The INSC Law, 2008 259
21. Appendix 2. Recommendations of the Winograd Commission and the Shahak Committee 261
22. List of Interviews 267
23. Notes 269
24. Bibliography 295
25. Index 309