Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations
With characteristic rigor and readability, Avi Shlaim reflects on a range of key issues, transformations and personalities in the Israel-Palestine conflict. From the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the 2008 invasion of Gaza, Israel and Palestine places current events in their proper historical perspective, and assesses the impact of key political and intellectual figures, including Yasir Arafat and Ariel Sharon, Edward Said and Benny Morris. It also re-examines the United States' influential role in the conflict, and explores the many missed opportunities for peace and progress. Clear-eyed and meticulous, Israel and Palestine is an essential tool for understanding the fractured history and future prospects of the region.
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Introduction
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Chronology
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1948 and After
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The Balfour Declaration and its Consequences
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The Civil War in Palestine
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The Rise and Fall of the AllPalestine Government in Gaza
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They Leave or Were They Pushed?
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Husni Zaim and the Plan to Resettle Palestinian Refugees in Syria
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The Rise and Fall of the Oslo Peace Process
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Woman of the Year
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Overtaken by Events
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The Historiography of Revisionist Zionism
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Capital Folly
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The Breakdown of the Peace Process
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The Lost Steps
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George W Bush and the IsraeliPalestinian Conflict
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All the Difference
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Israels Dirty
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The Struggle for Jordan
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Abu Nidal Abu Shmidal
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Sleepless Afternoons
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To Oslo and Beyond
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The Face that Launched a Thousand MiGs
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Arab Nationalism and its Discontents
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Israel and the Gulf
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The Madrid Peace Conference
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Likud Labour and the Palestinians
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Ariel Sharons War Against the Palestinians
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Palestine and Iraq
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Rhetoric and Reality
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Perspectives
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King Hussein and Israel
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Edward Said and the Palestine Question
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Four Days in Seville
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Benny Morris and the Betrayal of History
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Free Speech? Not for Critics of Israel
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Notes
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Acknowledgements
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