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Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Preface 1 Introduction: Two Worlds Collide Dispelling Myths Defining the Conflict The Setting: Ottoman Palestine 2 The Jewish Story A Fossilized Relic? The Theme of Persecution “Come, Let Us Go” Herzl and the Second Aliyah First Encounters 3 The Arab Story The Glory of Islam The Rise of the West Palestine and Palestinism First Encounters The Debut of Arab Nationalism 4 The Emergence of Israel The British Mandate A Mischievous Pretence? Holocaust and Partition The War of Independence/An-Nakba: The Second Stage of the Conflict Nasser and Nationalism 5 The Re-emergence of the Palestinians The War that No One Wanted? The Peculiar Legacy of 1967 The Decade of Sadat: Entering the Third Stage of the Conflict The Lebanese Tangle Shaking Things Up: The First Intifada 6 The First Pass at Peace The Oslo Breakthrough The Rocky Road to Peace What Went Wrong? The Roof Falls In 7 The Fourth Stage of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict The End of the Arafat Era Israel Turns to Unilateralism A Turning Point: Ideology Prevails 8 The Downward Spiral Palestinian Unilateralism The Arab Spring The Second Round in Gaza The Kerry Initiative Third Round in Gaza: The Gap Widens 9 The Impasse that Remains The End of the Two-State Solution? Territory and Settlements Jerusalem Security Issues Refugees A General Prognosis 10 The Perfect Conflict Right against Right? A Practical Solution Building Foundations: Extremists and Illusions Reflections Chronology Further Reading Internet Links References Index End User License Agreement Maps 1.1 Ottoman Palestine 1888–1918 4.2 1947 UN Partition Plan 4.3 1949 armistice lines and 1967 cease-fire lines 6.1 1995 interim agreement (Oslo II) 6.2 Redeployment following 1998 Wye River Memorandum 7.1 West Bank Separation Barrier Figures 4.1 Possible solutions of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Tables 5.1 Impact of the intifada: territorial concessions 9.1 Refugees’ first choice (for the exercise of the right of return) Hot Spots series Samer Abboud, Syria Christoph Bluth, Korea Kidane Mengisteab, The Horn of Africa Amalendu Misra, Afghanistan Gareth Stansfield, Iraq, second edition Jonathan Tonge, Northern Ireland Thomas Turner, Congo ISRAEL/PALESTINE Alan Dowty Fourth Edition polity Copyright © Alan Dowty 2017 The right of Alan Dowty to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First edition published in 2005 by Polity Press This fourth edition first published in 2017 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-2081-7 ALibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Dowty, Alan, 1940- author. Title: Israel/Palestine / Alan Dowty. Other titles: Hot spots in global politics. Description: 4th edition. | Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 2017. | Series: Hot spots in global politics | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017001650 (print) | LCCN 2017007937 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509520770 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509520787 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781509520800 (Mobi) | ISBN 9781509520817 (Epub) Subjects: LCSH: Arab-Israeli conflict--History. | Jewish-Arab relations--History. | Palestinian Arabs. | Israel--Politics and government. | Palestine--Politics and government. | West Bank--Politics and government. | Gaza Strip--Politics and government. | Jerusalem--Politics and government. | Zionism--History. Classification: LCC DS119.76 .D69 2017 (print) | LCC DS119.76 (ebook) | DDC 956.04--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017001650 The publisher has used its best endeavors to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been inadvertently overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com This book is dedicated to SANDRA WINICUR Strength and honor are her clothing, and she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. Proverbs 31: 25-6