The Rise of Jewish Nationalism p. 3 Acculturation and Historical Memory p. 3 Forerunners of Zionism p. 6 European Nationalism and Russian Upheaval p.

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1 Preface p. xxi The Rise of Jewish Nationalism p. 3 Acculturation and Historical Memory p. 3 Forerunners of Zionism p. 6 European Nationalism and Russian Upheaval p. 10 Palestine as Refuge and Renaissance p. 13 The Chovevei Zion p. 16 The Beginning of the Return p. 18 The Link with the Land p. 18 Palestine and European Consciousness p. 20 The "Old Settlement" p. 22 The "Old Settlement" Stirs p. 24 The First Aliyah p. 26 "The Well-known Benefactor" p. 30 The Bridgehead Widens p. 32 Herzl and the Rise of Political Zionism p. 36 The Complete European p. 36 Der Judenstaat p. 38 From Theorist to Activist: The Zionist Congress p. 41 The Kaiser and the Sultan p. 47 The British Connection p. 52 Achad HaAm, Easterners, and the Democratic Fraction p. 56 A Final Diplomatic Effort and the "Uganda" Crisis p. 59 Herzl: A Last Assessment p. 63 The Growth of the Yishuv p. 65 Zionism after Herzl p. 65 The Growth of Zionist Parties p. 67 Labor Zionism p. 69 The Second Aliyah p. 71 The Conquest of Labor p. 74 The Collective Settlement p. 77 The Guild of Watchmen p. 80 The Conquest of Hebrew p. 82 The Yishuv Strives for Political Identity p. 85 The Balfour Declaration p. 89 Palestine Jewry and the War p. 89 The Middle East and British War Policy p. 92 The Origins of the Anglo-Zionist Alliance p. 96 A Crucial Intermediary p. 99 The Quid Pro Quo of Jewish Friendship p. 101 A Declaration Is Issued p. 105

2 The Jewish Legion and the Liberation of the Yishuv p. 112 The Establishment of The Mandate p. 116 A Definition of Frontiers p. 116 High and Early Hopes in the Holy Land p. 117 The End of the Military Regime, The Reformulation of the Mandate p. 122 The "Constitution" of the Mandate p. 129 The Operation of the Mandate p. 132 The Roots of Self-Government p. 134 Building the Jewish National Home p. 138 The Revival of the Zionist Organization p. 138 The Contest for American Zionism, The Struggle for Land and Funds p. 140 Immigrants and Ideologies p. 144 A New Utopia on the Soil p. 147 The Voice of Chalutziut p. 152 The Growth of Urban Settlement, The Struggle for Labor Unity p. 154 The Creation of the Jewish Agency p. 160 The Seeds of Arab - Jewish Confrontation p. 163 Arabs and Jews Before the Mandate p. 163 The Arabs of Palestine p. 167 A Failure of Perception, A Renewal of Violence p. 171 The Aftermath of Violence p. 174 Polarization and a Failure of Definition p. 178 The Revisionist Answer p. 183 The Fifth Aliyah, The Growth of the Capitalist Sector p. 188 The Growth of Zionism p. 190 Britain Repudiates the Jewish National Home p. 195 The Intrusion of the Axis p. 195 The Seeds of Arab Revolt p. 196 The Arab Revolt Begins p. 199 The Peel Commission p. 201 The Peel Report and Its Reception p. 204 Partition in the Balance p. 208 The Arab Revolt Is Renewed p. 210 The Growth of Jewish Self-Defense p. 213 Britain Retreats from Partition p. 217 The London Round Table Conference p. 219 The White Paper of 1939 p. 222 Palestine in World War II p. 227 An Oscillation of British Fortunes p. 227 A Lonely Ally p. 229 Tragedy and Rescue p. 236

3 Anglo-Zionist Diplomacy During the War p. 240 The Rise of Jewish Militancy p. 243 The Yishuv Repudiates the Mandate p. 249 The War Ends: Jewish and British Appraisals p. 249 The United States and the Refugee Question p. 254 The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry p. 258 Jewish Extremism Intensified p. 264 The Illegal Immigration p. 267 Britain's Final Effort: The Morrison-Grady Plan and the London Discussions p. 270 The Birth of Israel p. 279 The Palestine Issue Reaches the United Nations p. 279 The UNSCOP Reports p. 283 The United States Makes a Commitment p. 287 The Vote for Partition p. 292 The Response to Partition p. 295 Partition in Jeopardy p. 301 The Jews Force the Issue p. 304 The Birth of Israel p. 309 The War of Independence p. 315 The Arab States Prepare for Invasion p. 315 The Jews Face Invasion p. 317 Israel's Survival in the Balance p. 319 The Battle for Jerusalem p. 324 The First United Nations Truce p. 327 Territorial and Demographic Changes p. 330 Bernadotte Makes a Proposal p. 336 The Battle for the Negev p. 339 The Final Campaign of the Palestine War p. 342 Negotiations for an Armistice p. 347 The Growth of the Israeli Republic p. 354 The Framework of Government p. 354 Legislature and Executive p. 357 A Bicephalous Judiciary p. 360 Crises of Israeli Democracy p. 362 An Entanglement of Parties p. 362 Government by Coalition p. 366 The Bureaucracy p. 369 Demagoguery p. 371 Religion and State p. 376 The Arab Minority: Citizenship and Military Government p. 382 The Arab Minority: Land and Economy p. 386

4 Communal Structure in an Alien Society p. 389 Ingathering and the Struggle for Economic Survival p. 395 The Gates Open p. 395 The Oriental Immigration p. 396 The Shock of Absorption p. 403 Efforts to Disperse and Feed a Population p. 405 The Crisis of the Israeli Economy p. 409 The Role of the Public Sector p. 411 The Immigration Resumes, The Roots of Social Crisis p. 415 The North African Malaise p. 419 The Economy Revives p. 424 The Search for Peace and Security p. 429 The Realities of Israel's Foreign Policy p. 429 The Palestine Conciliation Commission, The Status of Jerusalem p. 430 The Arab Refugees: The Fate of Abandoned Property p. 436 The Arab Refugees: Repatriation versus Resettlement p. 439 A Flickering of Border Violence p. 443 Demilitarized Zones and Fedayeen p. 445 The Dynamics of Arab Belligerency p. 450 The Mechanics of Arab Belligerency p. 453 Israel Looks to the West p. 458 The Quest for Soviet Friendship p. 461 A Crisis of Conscience: To Negotiate with Germany p. 464 The Treaty of Luxembourg and Shilumim p. 466 The Balance Sheet p. 470 Sinai and Suez p. 472 Nasser Casts a Shadow p. 472 Israel in Isolation p. 475 Dayan Creates a Fighting Force p. 479 The Search for an Ally p. 482 Nasser Issues a Challenge p. 485 Israel Is Brought into the Picture p. 489 Operation Kadesh Is Launched p. 493 "The Separation of Combatants" p. 497 Operation Kadesh Is Completed p. 499 A World in Outrage p. 503 Israel Holds Out for Safeguards p. 507 A Formula Is Devised p. 510 Years of Economic and Social Growth p. 515 The Emergence of a Nation p. 515 The Conquest of Land and Water p. 517

5 The Desert Unlocked, The Seas Opened p. 522 The "Takeoff" Point p. 528 The Arab Minority p. 532 Israeli Jewry's "Other Half" p. 538 A Decade of Political and Diplomatic Achievement p. 543 The Crisis of the Political Establishment: The Lavon Affair p. 543 The Aftermath: A Reconstruction of Parties p. 547 The Eichmann Trial p. 552 The Courtship of Germany p. 559 Weapons and Diplomacy p. 562 Israel, France, and the European Economic Community p. 567 Israel and the Developing Nations p. 572 The Israeli-African Honeymoon p. 575 Cultural and Ideological Currents p. 580 The Rise of an Arab Intelligentsia p. 580 The Growth of a Majority Culture: Education and Science p. 583 The Search for Identity and Style p. 588 Literature of the Soul: The "Jewish" Generation p. 590 "The Palmach Generation"-And After p. 593 The Crisis of Conscience p. 595 The Confrontation with Orthodoxy in Israel p. 598 Who Is a Jew? p. 602 The Struggle for Flexibility Within Orthodoxy p. 608 The Quest for Spiritual Alternatives p. 611 The Six-Day War p. 615 A Fluctuation of Nasser's Fortunes p. 615 A Syrian Tiger Is Loosed p. 617 Moscow Rides the Tiger p. 620 Nasser Returns to Gaza and Sharm es-sheikh p. 622 A Blockade Reimposed p. 625 Diplomatic Agony, Political Crisis p. 628 A Massing of Arab Strength p. 632 The Sources of Israeli Military Power p. 635 The Decision to Attack p. 638 An Aerial Thunderbolt, A Mailed Fist p. 639 A Confusion of Arab Purposes p. 642 The World in Shock p. 645 Israel Conquers Sinai p. 647 "Jerusalem the Golden" p. 650 Retribution on the Golan Heights p. 655 A Diplomatic Consolidation p. 661

6 Israel as Empire p. 667 A Regime of Improvisation: Jerusalem p. 667 The West Bank p. 669 Israel Waits for a "Phone Call" p. 673 Israel Tightens Its Grip p. 677 The Rise of Arab Guerrilla Resistance p. 682 The Economic Impact of Israeli Occupation p. 686 The War of Attrition p. 689 The Soviets Enlarge Their Presence p. 693 The Mutation of Arab Guerrilla Resistance p. 697 The Rise of Prosperity p. 702 Israel's Administered "Common Market" p. 704 Conflicting Visions of Israel's Territorial Future p. 708 Israel and World Jewry p. 714 A Mobilization of the Diaspora p. 714 Israel Reformulates Zionism p. 718 The Crisis of American Zionism p. 721 The Diaspora Pays Its Dues p. 724 The Reconstruction of the Jewish Agency p. 728 The "Jews of Silence" p. 731 The Upheaval of Soviet Jewry p. 735 The War of the Day of Judgment p. 740 The Politics of Complacency p. 740 A Reevaluation of Military Posture p. 744 Sadat Reaches a Decision p. 746 Sadat Completes His Preparations p. 749 A Failure of Israeli Intelligence p. 752 Avalanche Out of the North p. 755 A Tidal Wave Across the Canal p. 759 A Reevaluation of Priorities p. 762 A Competition of Patrons p. 766 Stabilization and Counterattack p. 770 A Reversal of Fortunes in the South p. 774 The Soviets in Panic p. 778 Israel Cedes a Corridor p. 784 Aftermath of an Earthquake p. 788 Israel in Isolation Again p. 788 Shuttle Diplomacy and First-Stage Disengagement p. 792 A Political Changing of the Guard p. 801 The Costs of an Indeterminate Victory p. 806 A Crisis of Shuttle Diplomacy p. 812

7 Disengagement and Breathing Space p. 817 Continuing Dangers p. 825 Rabin's Years of Sufferance p. 828 The Likud Era Begins p. 831 Labor's Final Epitaph p. 831 An Electoral Upheaval p. 834 Israel Turns to the Right p. 835 "The Enemy Within" p. 838 An Accommodation with Egypt p. 843 Sadat in Quest of Peace p. 843 A Hegira to Jerusalem p. 845 The Cold Light of Dawn p. 848 Retreat and Breakthrough p. 851 The Frameworks of Agreement p. 852 Sadat's Equivocation, Carter's Gamble p. 854 A Pilgrimage to the Middle East p. 856 Romantic Nationalism and Realpolitik p. 861 The New Palestinians p. 861 A Paralysis of Dialogue p. 863 A Fixation on Settlement p. 865 The Realities of Settlement p. 867 A Disaffection from Revisionism p. 869 Malaise on the Domestic Scene p. 872 Seizing the Political Offensive: Jerusalem p. 873 A Visitation to Osiraq p. 875 Revisionism at the Apogee p. 881 A Revalidated Political Imprimatur p. 881 Retribution in Egypt p. 882 The Religionists Claim Their Price p. 884 The Nationalists Claim Their Price p. 887 A Blueprint for "Pragmatic" Settlement p. 889 Carrot and Stick in Palestine p. 891 A Fulminance of Jewish Vigilantism p. 894 Israel in Lebanon p. 897 A Rolling Thunder from the North p. 897 Ariel Sharon's Mailed Fist p. 901 Operation Peace for the Galilee p. 904 Operation Big Pines p. 908 The Ugly Israeli p. 910 The Failed Gamble p. 911 Sabra and Shatila p. 913

8 Assad Vetoes an Accord p. 916 Menachem Begin's Moment of Truth p. 918 A Crisis of Israeli Spirit, of Diaspora Loyalty p. 921 A Sophistication of Majority Culture p. 921 Confrontation into Kulturkampf? p. 922 A Brutalization of Civic Rectitude p. 927 A Waning of Diaspora Patience p. 929 A Reappraisal of Loyalties p. 930 The Era of Unity Governments p. 934 Electioneering on the Economic Brink p. 934 An End to Adventurism p. 936 The Struggle for Economic Stabilization p. 941 Toward a Scientific Society p. 943 Israel as Armorer p. 945 Iran-Contra: The Israeli Connection p. 949 A Redeeming Territorial Moderation p. 953 The Wages of Immobilism p. 957 Peres's Diplomatic Gamesmanship p. 957 A Political Rollover p. 958 The Storm before the Storm p. 960 Palestinian Intifada, Israeli Retrenchment p. 964 A Resurgent Immigration from Eastern Europe p. 968 The Price of Revived Territorialism p. 971 An Exhaustion of American Forbearance p. 974 A Tormented Road to Peace p. 977 A Firestorm from the Gulf p. 977 Operation Desert Storm: The Israeli Dimension p. 979 Operation Desert Storm: Dividends and Debts p. 981 A Diplomatic Respectability p. 982 The Madrid Conference-and Beyond p. 984 Labor's Political Reincarnation p. 986 Background to a Diplomatic Revolution p. 989 A Scandinavian Door to Palestine p. 991 An Experimental Palestinian Empowerment p. 994 An Erratic Journey toward Normalization p. 997 A Partner to the East p. 999 A Deterioration of the Rabin-Peres Legacy p A Post-Rabin Valedictory p Peres's Legacy to Rabin p Rabin's Syrian Legacy p A Belated Flexing of Muscles p. 1010

9 An Anti-Oslo Backlash p The Peace Process in Netanyahu's Extremis p An Advent of Clintonian Diplomacy p Clinton as Senior Partner p Ehud Barak's Two Years p A Paralysis of Negotiations, A Deterioration of Likud Governance p "The Most Decorated Soldier" p Barak's Syrian Option p In Pursuit of Hafez al-assad p Barak's Palestinian Option p Ariel Sharon Takes a Walk p Clinton's Middle Eastern Valedictory p The Reincarnation of Ariel Sharon p The Bulldozer as Prime Minister p Ariel Sharon Organizes a Government p Arafat and Sharon Revert to Type p The George W. Bush Administration: Overture to a Middle East Diplomacy p The Reconquest of Palestine p An Electoral Reconfirmation p Sharon Builds a Fence p Alternate Sponsorships for Peace p The Bulldozer as Statesman p Overture to a Tactical Withdrawal p A Political Reconfiguration p Jewless in Gaza p And for the Rest of Palestine...? p Israel Faces the Twenty-First Century p A Russian Success Story p Economic Liberalization, Technological Innovation p "Constitutional" Liberalization p Stylistic Artistry, Moral Sophistication p Stepchildren of Israel p A Social Disequilibrium p A Mottled Landscape p A Cold Peace, An Existential Threat p Crime and Brutalization p A Burgeoning Kulturkampf p From Kulturkampf to Incipient Civil War p A Diaspora Irredentism p Jerusalem: A Defusable Time Bomb? p A Tale of Two Elections p. 1111

10 A Middle Eastern Hour of Decision p The Rockets of Lebanon p Seeking a Diplomatic Breathing Space p The Reckoning p A Lingering Vacuum of Great Power Statesmanship p A Tenuous Horizon p Bibliography p Index p Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.