Table of Contents

AuthorsTreface.......................................................................................................................... xi

Acknowledgements...............................................................................................................

Introduction............................................................................................................................. xix

Glossary of Terms................................................................................................................. xxiii

Table of Documents............................................................................................................. xxix

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms.............................................................................. lxxv

Part I. Chronology............................................................................................................. 1

Part II. Arab-Israeli Conflict in Perspective......................................................... 9

1. Historical Background.................................................................................................... 9

A. Pre-Mandate Palestine...................................................................................... 10

B. Western Imperialism......................................................................................... 16

C. League of Nations Mandate for Palestine................................................... 18

D. Partition Plan........................................................................................................ 23

2. Open Conflict................................................................................................................... 24

A. 1948 War...............................................................................................................

B. Palestinian Refugees.......................................................................................... 25

C. 1956 War............................................................................................................... 27

D. 1967 War............................................................................................................... 28

E. 1973 War............................................................................................................... 29

F. LebanonWar.......................................................................................................... 33

3. Palestinian Popular Uprisings or Intifadas.......................................................... 34

A. First Intifada........................................................................................................ 34

B. Intifadet al-Aqsa................................................................................................... 36

4. Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process..................................................................... 37

5. Protagonists..................................................................................................................... 38

A. Islamic Nationalism............................................................................................ 41

B. Third-Party Politics............................................................................................ 42

C. Protagonists’ “Perceptions”....................................................................... 44

D. Socio-Psychological Dimensions............................................................. 47

6. Israel’s Political/Military Strategy........................................................................... 55

7. Israeli Territorial Settlements............................................................................ 59

8. Jerusalem..........................................................................................................................

9. Prospects for Peace....................................................................................................... 63

10. Conclusion...................................................................................................................... 71

Part III. The Documents................................................................................................... 73

1. Antecedents to the League of Nations Mandate for

Palestine: 1897-1922.................................................................................................. 73

2. Period of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine:

1922-1948..................................................................................................................... 80

3. Arab-Israeli Wars: 1948-2007.............................................................................. 91

A. Palestine War or the War for Israeli Independence: 1948................. 91

i. 1948 War....................................................................................................... 92

ii. Post-War Developments........................................................................... 98

B. Suez War: 1956................................................................................................. 102

i. Pre-WarDevelopments........................................................................... 103

ii. 1956 War: October 29, 1956-March 6,1957................................. 105

iii. Post-War Developments...................................................................... 109

C. June War or Six-Day War: 1967...................................................................... Ill

i. Pre-WarDevelopments........................................................................... 112

ii. 1967 War (June 5-11, 1967)............................................................... 113

iii. Post-War Developments......................................................................

D. Yom Kippur War/Ramadan War/October War: 1973...................... 120

i. Pre-WarDevelopments........................................................................... 121

ii. 1973 War (October 6-24, 1973)........................................................ 122

iii. Post-War Developments...................................................................... 123

E. Lebanon War: 1978-2007........................................................................... 128

i. Pre-WarDevelopments........................................................................... 130

ii. 1982 War (1982-1983)........................................................................ 133

iii. Post-War Developments...................................................................... 137

iv. 2006 War................................................................................................... 141

4. Arab-Israeli Peace Process: 1967-2008............................................................ 142

5. Arms Control and Regional Security: 1948-2002.......................................... 153

6. Jerusalem and the Holy Sites: 636-2008.......................................................... 158

7. Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: 1982-2008............................................... 174

8. Status of the Palestinians: 1948-2008............................................................... 195

A. Status of the Palestinians as Refugees: 1948-2003............................. 196

B. Status of the Palestinians under Occupation: 1967-2008....203

C. Palestinians’ Emergence as a National Entity: 1963-2007...220

D. Status of Palestinian-Israelis: 1952-2003............................................... 226

9. Palestinian Intifadas (Uprisings): 1987-2004................................................ 229

A. FirstPalestinian Intifada: 1987-1999....................................................... 229

i. First Palestinian Intifada........................................................................ 230

ii. Post-Intifada Developments................................................................. 233

B. Second Palestinian Intifada or Intifadat al-Aqsa:

2000-2004.................................................................................................................... 236

About the Authors................................................................................................................ 247