Scars of War, Wounds of Peace
Subtitle: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780753821046
First sentence: The encounter between Zionism and the Palestinian Arabs started as an experiment in mutual ignorance, an obsessive determination by each to overlook the powerful, genuine national sentiments and the spirit of communal identity that motivated the other.
Description: This book is about the pendulous movement of Arabs and Israelis between war and peace, in one of the most protracted conflicts of modern times. It is written from the perspective of a professional historian who was also a major participant at key junctures of the peace process. The narrative and analysis begins with the War of Independence and the creation of the state of Israel; the Sinai campaign of 1956, and the relative calm that followed; the Six Day War of 1967, where the Arabs were defeated but the Israelis were also defeated by the euphoria and complacency produced by their overwhelming victory; the Yom Kippur War and the recovery of Arab pride; the ascendancy of America 1973-77; Camp David; the first Intifada, the Gulf War and the Madrid peace conference; Rabin and Oslo; the Netanyahu impasse; the Al-Aqsa Intifada. The final chapters deals with the crisis of 9/11, the Iraq War, and the reactivation of the peace process. They also address the new situation that emeged with Hamas' election and the change of political guards in Israel with the disappearance of Sharon.
Table of contents: title: List of Maps
pagenum: ix; title: Preface
pagenum: xi; label: 1
title: Prelude: The Birth of an Intractable Conflict
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Bisecting the Land or Zionism's Strategy of Phases?
pagenum: 22; label: 3
title: The Early Years: A Missed Opportunity for Peace?
pagenum: 49; label: 4
title: The Rise and Fall of the Third Kingdom of Israel
pagenum: 71; label: 5
title: The Jewish Fear and Israel's Mother of all Victories
pagenum: 86; label: 6
title: Sedanlaghen - The Sin of Hubris and its Punishment
pagenum: 115; label: 7
title: Begin's 'Capsule Theory' and Sadat's 'Separate Peace'
pagenum: 146; label: 8
title: The Road to Madrid
pagenum: 173; label: 9
title: Oslo: The Glory and the Agony
pagenum: 201; label: 10
title: The Barak Phase: On Freedom and Innocence
pagenum: 240; label: 11
title: The Politics of Doomsday
pagenum: 285; label: 12
title: The Hawks' Agony
pagenum: 312; label: 13
title: Conclusions
pagenum: 363; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 386; title: Index
pagenum: 397