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Tables of Contents for A Concise History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Chapter/Section Title
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TABLES, CHARTS, AND MAPS
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DOCUMENTS
xii
3
PREFACE
xv
INTRODUCTION
1
14
Defining the Question
2
1
Who Are the Arabs and Jews?
3
2
The Religious Dimension: Judaism and Islam
5
5
The Task of the Historian
10
1
The Landscape of Palestine
11
3
Suggestions for Further Reading
14
1
1 PALESTINE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
15
20
Palestine under the Ottoman Empire
16
2
The Arabs of Palestine
18
1
Jews in Nineteenth-Century Palestine
19
2
The Birth of Modern Zionism
21
6
The History of the Jews in Europe
21
2
Theodor Herzl and the Emergence of Political Zionism
23
2
The First Zionists Arrive in Palestine
25
1
Socialist and Zionist Jews in Palestine
26
1
The Jewish and Arab Communities of Palestine on the Eve of World War I
27
3
Suggestions for Further Reading
30
5
Document 1-1 Program of the League of the Arab Fatherland: Negib Azoury
31
1
Document 1-2 Announcement to the Arabs, Sons of Qahtan
31
2
Document 1-3 Theodor Herzl, Der Judenstaat
33
1
Document 1-4 The Basel Declaration
34
1
2 PALESTINE DURING THE MANDATE
35
32
The Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
36
2
The Sykes-Picot Agreement
38
2
The Balfour Declaration
40
1
Postwar Settlement
41
2
The Mandates
43
6
The Jews and the Mandate
45
1
The Arabs and the Mandate
46
2
The British during the Mandate
48
1
Land, Immigration, and the White Paper of 1922
49
7
The White Paper of 1922
50
1
The Political Situation
51
1
The White Paper of 1930
52
1
Arab Rebellion
53
1
Peel Commission Report
54
2
1939 White Paper
56
1
Suggestions for Further Reading
56
11
Document 2-1 Sir Henry McMahon's Second Note to the Sharif Husain
57
1
Document 2-2 The Sharif Husain's Third Note to Sir Henry McMahon
58
1
Document 2-3 Sir Henry McMahon's Third Note to the Sharif Husain
59
1
Document 2-4 Letter by Arthur James Balfour to Lord Rothschild
59
1
Document 2-5 British Cabinet Discussion on Support for Zionism
60
1
Document 2-6 Text of the Faisal-Weizmann Agreement
60
2
Document 2-7 Feisal-Frankfurter Correspondence
62
1
Document 2-8 Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
63
1
Document 2-9 The Churchill White Paper--1922
64
1
Document 2-10 The Peel Commission's Justification for Proposing Partition for Palestine
65
1
Document 2-11 The 1939 White Paper on Palestine
65
2
3 WORLD WAR II, JEWISH DISPLACED PERSONS, AND PALESTINE
67
20
The Holocaust
69
2
Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust
71
1
The United States, American Jews, and Palestine to 1945
72
3
Palestine after World War II
75
1
The Displaced Persons and Palestine
75
2
Postwar British and American Policy
77
1
The Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry
78
4
Suggestions for Further Reading
82
5
Document 3-1 Rudolf Hoess on the Methods of the "Final Solution"
83
1
Document 3-2 Declaration Adopted by the Extraordinary Zionist Conference
83
1
Document 3-3 The Zionist Case: Golda Meir, Testimony Before the Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry
84
1
Document 3-4 The Palestine Arab Case: Jamal Bey Husseini
85
2
4 THE UN, ISRAEL ESTABLISHED, THE FIRST ARAB-ISRAELI WAR
87
28
Palestine before the United Nations
88
1
UNSCOP Majority Report
89
1
The United States and the Partition Proposal
90
1
UNGA Approves the Partition of Palestine
91
2
Arab and Jewish Response to the UN Partition Resolution
93
2
Partition in Doubt
95
1
Establishment of Israel and the First Arab-Israeli War
96
4
The Palestinian Refugees
100
2
Israel: A Jewish State
102
4
The Arabs of Palestine: 1948
106
3
Conclusion
109
1
Suggestions for Further Reading
109
6
Document 4-1 UNSCOP's Plan of Partition with Economic Union
110
2
Document 4-2 U.S. Department of State Memorandum on American Policy at the United Nations
112
1
Document 4-3 State of Israel Proclamation of Independence
112
2
Document 4-4 UN General Assembly Resolution 194
114
1
5 THE CONFLICT WIDENS: SUEZ, 1956
115
23
Israel and the Arabs, 1949-1956
116
1
Britain and Egypt
117
2
Nasser and Britain
119
1
Nasser and the United States
119
2
The Baghdad Pact, 1955
121
1
The Egyptian-Soviet Arms Deal, 1955
122
4
The Suez Crisis
126
7
Background
126
1
The British Role
126
1
The French Role
127
1
The Israeli Role
127
3
British, French, and Israeli Collusion
130
2
Outcome
132
1
Suggestions for Further Reading
133
5
Document 5-1 Speech by President Nasser Justifying Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company
134
1
Document 5-2 Anthony Eden's Views of Gamal Abdul Nasser
135
1
Document 5-3 Speech to the Security Council by Abba Eban, Israel, on His Country's Offensive in Sinai
136
1
Document 5-4 President Nasser's Response to the Anglo-French Ultimatum
137
1
6 THE TURNING POINT: JUNE 1967
138
23
Israel after 1956
139
2
The Arabs after 1956
141
1
U.S.-Soviet.Involvement: The Cold War and the Arms Race
142
4
The U.S. Role
142
3
The Soviet Role
145
1
Syria, the Palestinians, and the War of 1967
146
10
Prelude to War
148
1
The Road to War
149
4
Results
153
3
Recapitulation
156
1
Suggestions for Further Reading
156
5
Document 6-1 Nasser's Speech to Egyptian National Assembly Members
157
1
Document 6-2 Speech by Abba Eban to the Security Council
158
1
Document 6-3 UN Security Council Resolution 242
159
1
Document 6-4 Principles Guiding Israel's Policy in the Aftermath of the June 1967 War
160
1
Document 6-5 Resolutions of the Khartoum Conference
160
1
7 HOLY DAYS AND HOLY WAR: OCTOBER 1973
161
24
Prelude
162
1
The Palestinians and the PLO after 1967
163
7
The PLO Covenant and Armed Struggle
164
4
The PLO and the Arab States
168
2
Diplomacy, the War of Attrition, and the Rogers Plan
170
2
Detente and the Role of the Superpowers
172
1
Egypt Prepares for War
173
4
The 1973 War and Its Aftermath
177
2
The Arab Embargo and the Oil Weapon
179
2
Suggestions for Further Reading
181
4
Document 7-1 The Palestinian National Covenant
181
2
Document 7-2 Security Council Resolution 338
183
1
Document 7-3 Arab Heads of State Declaration at Rabat
183
1
Document 7-4 Israel Knesset Statement Following the Rabat Conference
184
1
8 THE SEARCH FOR PEACE
185
28
Impact of the 1973 War
186
1
The Peace Process, 1973-1979
186
10
Kissinger's Shuttle Diplomacy
187
2
Divisions within Israel
189
1
The Response of the Arab States
190
1
PLO Policy
191
3
The West Bank and Gaza
194
2
Water and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
196
1
The Camp David Accords
197
6
The Role of Jimmy Carter
197
2
The Camp David Accords and the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
199
2
The Arab Response to Camp David
201
1
The Significance of the Camp David Accords
202
1
Suggestions for Further Reading
203
10
Document 8-1 UN General Assembly Resolution 3236 (XXIX)
203
1
Document 8-2 Speech by Yasser Arafat to the General Assembly
204
1
Document 8-3 Speech by Yosef Tekoah to the General Assembly
205
2
Document 8-4 Framework for Peace in the Middle East Agreed at Camp David and Signed at the White House
207
2
Document 8-5 Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel
209
1
Document 8-6 The Likud Response to Camp David: The 1981 Party Platform
210
1
Document 8-7 Arab League Summit Communique
211
1
Document 8-8 West Bank Palestinians: Reaction to Camp David
211
2
9 LEBANON AND THE INTIFADA
213
35
Lebanon
214
14
The Palestinian Factor
216
1
Civil War and Its Consequences
217
1
"Operation Peace for Galilee"
218
3
Israel Withdraws
221
3
The American Jewish Lobby and Israel
224
1
The Reagan and Other Peace Plans
225
1
Communal Conflict in Lebanon Continues
226
1
The PLO Moves to Tunis
227
1
The Intifada
228
11
The PLO and the Intifada
231
4
The Intifada and Israeli Policy
235
1
Consequences of the Intifada
236
3
The Superpowers and the Peace Process
239
1
Suggestions for Further Reading
240
8
Document 9-1 Fez Summit Peace Proposal
241
1
Document 9-2 Hussein's Renunciation of Claim to the West Bank
241
2
Document 9-3 Palestine National Council, "Palestinian Declaration of Independence"
243
1
Document 9-4 PLO Acceptance of UN Resolutions 242 and 338
244
1
Document 9-5 Arafat Statement on Israel and Terrorism
245
1
Document 9-6 Shamir's Four-Point Plan
246
2
10 PEACE OF THE BRAVE
248
35
The End of the Cold War and the Dissolution of the Soviet Union
249
1
The Gulf War
250
5
Iraq's Invasion and Annexation of Kuwait
250
1
The Gulf War and Its Aftermath
251
4
The Madrid Peace Conference
255
4
Background
255
1
The Road to Madrid
256
1
The Madrid Conference
257
2
The Road to Peace
259
7
Elections in Israel and New Directions in the Peace Talks
259
1
Bilateral Talks at a Standstill
260
1
The Hamas Threat to PLO Leadership
261
1
The Issue of Jerusalem Emerges
262
1
"Operation Accountability"
263
3
Arafat's Role Questioned
266
1
The September 1993 Israeli-PLO Accord
266
4
Mutual Recognition
268
1
The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements
269
1
Suggestions for Further Reading
270
13
Document 10-1 President Bush: The Start of Military Action
271
1
Document 10-2 Saddam Hussein: The Iraqi View
272
1
Document 10-3 Arafat to Rabin Recognizing Israel's Right to Exist
273
1
Document 10-4 Rabin to Arafat Recognizing the PLO
274
1
Document 10-5 Clinton Statement at Signing of Israel-PLO Accord
274
2
Document 10-6 Arafat Statement at Signing of Accord
276
1
Document 10-7 Rabin Statement at Signing of Accord
277
1
Document 10-8 The Israel--PLO Declaration of Principles
278
5
11 THE PEACE PROGRESSES
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32
The Gaza-Jericho Agreement between Israel and the PLO
284
1
Peace between Jordan and Israel
285
2
The Road to Oslo II
287
2
Palestinian Violence Continues
287
1
West Bank Settlers' Opposition
288
1
Oslo II, or the Taba Accord
288
1
The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
289
10
The Election of a Palestinian Legislative Council and Arafat as President
291
1
Arafat and the Islamists
292
3
The Syrian Track
295
1
"Operation Grapes of Wrath"
296
2
The PLO Votes to Amend the Covenant
298
1
The Israeli Elections of May 1996
299
6
The Victory of Benjamin Netanyahu
299
2
The Arab and Palestinian Response
301
1
The Hasmonean Tunnel Incident
302
1
Agreement on Hebron
303
2
Document 11-1 The Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty
305
2
Document 11-2 The Taba Accord
307
3
Document 11-3 Eulogy for Late Prime Minister Rabin by King Hussein of Jordan
310
1
Document 11-4 Text of Understanding between Israel and Lebanon
311
1
Document 11-5 Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron and Note for the Record
312
3
CONCLUSION
315
6
The Changing Character of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
315
2
Outstanding Issues in the Conflict
317
4
GLOSSARY
321
4
INDEX
325