In This Section:
I) Brief Table of Contents
II) Detailed Table of Contents
I) Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Palestine in the Nineteenth Century
Chapter 2. Palestine During the Mandate
Chapter 3.World War II, Jewish Displaced Persons, and the Partition of Palestine
Chapter 4. The proclamation of Israel and first Arab-Israeli War
Chapter 5. The Conflict Widens: Suez, 1956
Chapter 6. The Turning Point: June 1967
Chapter 7. Holy Days and Holy War: October 1973
Chapter 8. The Search for Peace, 1973-1979
Chapter 9.Lebanon and the intifada
Chapter 10. The Peace of the Brace
Chapter 11. The Peace Progress
Chapter 12. Collapse of the Peace Process
Chapter 13. The Arab-Israeli Conflict in the post-9/11 World
Chapter 14. Perilous Times: 2006-2009
Chapter 15. Dramatic Events: 2010-2013
Conclusion
II) Detailed Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Palestine in the Nineteenth Century
Palestine under the Ottoman Empire
The Arabs of Palestine
Jews in Nineteenth-Century Palestine
The Birth of Modern Zionism
The Jewish and Arab Communities of Palestine on the Eve of World War I
Chapter 2. Palestine During the Mandate
The Hussein–McMahon Correspondence
The Sykes–Picot Agreement
The Balfour Declaration
Postwar Settlement
The Mandates
Land, Immigration, and White Papers
Chapter 3.World War II, Jewish Displaced Persons, and the Partition of Palestine
The Holocaust
Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust
The United States, American Jews, and Palestine to 1945
Palestine After World War II
The Displaced Persons and Palestine
Postwar British and American Policy
The Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry
Palestine Before the United Nations
UNSCOP Majority Report
The United States and the Partition Proposal
UNGA Approves the Partition of Palestine
Arab and Jewish Response to the UN Partition Resolution
Partition in Doubt
Chapter 4. The proclamation of Israel and first Arab-Israeli War
Israel Declared and the War of 1948
The Palestinian Refugees
Israel: A Jewish State
The Arabs of Palestine: 1948
Chapter 5. The Conflict Widens: Suez, 1956
The Uncertain Years, 1949–1956
Israel and the Palestinians
Israel and the Arab States
The Baghdad Pact, 1955
The Suez Crisis
Chapter 6. The Turning Point: June 1967
Israel After 1956
The Arab States After 1956
U.S.–Soviet Involvement: The Cold War and the Arms Race
Syria, the Palestinians, and the War of 1967
Recapitulation
Chapter 7. Holy Days and Holy War: October 1973
The Palestinians and the PLO After 1967
Diplomacy, the War of Attrition, and the Rogers Plan
Détente and the Role of the Superpowers
Egypt Prepares for War
The 1973 War and its Aftermath
The Arab Embargo and the Oil Weapon
Chapter 8. The Search for Peace, 1973-1979
The Peace Process, 1973–1979
Water and the Arab–Israeli Conflict
The Camp David Accords
Chapter 9.Lebanon and the intifada
Lebanon
The Intifada
The Superpowers and the Peace Process
Chapter 10. The Peace of the Brace
The End of the Cold War and the Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The Gulf War
The Madrid Peace Conference
The Road to Peace
The September 1993 Israeli–PLO Accord
Chapter 11. The Peace Progress
The Gaza–Jericho Agreement Between Israel and the PLO
Peace Between Jordan and Israel
The Road to Oslo II
The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
The Israeli Elections of May 1996
Chapter 12. Collapse of the Peace Process
Peace Negotiations Stall
Internal Problems in Israel
The Wye River Memorandum
The Death of King Hussein
The Election of Ehud Barak
The Sharm al-Sheikh Memorandum
The Syrians—and Great Expectations
The Talks Continue
Lebanon
Camp David II
The al-Aqsa Intifada and Collapse of the Peace Process
The Election Victory of Ariel Sharon
Chapter 13. The Arab-Israeli Conflict in the post-9/11 World
Sharon Forms a New Coalition Government
September 11 and Its Aftermath
The Quartet “Road Map” to Peace
Sharon’s Unilateral Gaza Withdrawal Plan
Controversy over the Security Barrier and Targeted Killings
Death of Yasir Arafat: Mahmoud Abbas Elected President of P.A.
The Gaza Withdrawal
Chapter 14. Perilous Times: 2006-2009
Introduction
Sharon Suffers Stroke
Palestinian Elections and Hamas Victory
Israeli–Hizbullah Conflict, July 2006
Gaza and the Israeli–Palestinian Situation
Hamas Gains Control of the Gaza Strip, June 2007
The Annapolis Conference, November 2007
Olmert–Abbas Discussions
The Gaza War of 2008–2009
New Directions in U.S. Policy
The Goldstone Report
Israeli Temporary Settlement Freeze
Chapter 15. Dramatic Events: 2010-2013
Introduction
Diplomatic Initiatives
The Arab Spring and Its Repercussions
Political Developments among the Palestinian Factions and in Israel and Egypt
The November, 2012 Israel–Gaza Clash
Conclusion
The Changing Character of the Arab–Israeli Conflict
Outstanding Issues in the Conflict
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