The Fifty Years' War

by Bregman, Ahron; El-Tahri, Jihan

• ISBN13: 9781575000572
• ISBN10: 1575000571
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: TV Books Inc

Summary

Drawing on in-depth interviews with politicians, soldiers, and journalists from 16 countries, this book constitutes the first comprehensive, eyewitness account of the history of Israel's relations with its Arab neighbors. Ties in with an upcoming PBS TV series of the same name. Photos & maps.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Preface	11	(7)
Maps	18	(5)
PART 1: Palestine, Egypt, and the New State of Israel	23	(46)
Introduction	23	(3)
1. The Birth of a Nation	26	(12)
2. The Buck Stops Here	38	(10)
3. "You Ate Me for Lunch"	48	(3)
4. Liaisons in Paris	51	(6)
5. Sabotage in Egypt	57	(6)
6. The Suez War	63	(6)
PART 2: The 1967 War	69	(54)
Introduction	69	(1)
7. The Gathering Storm	70	(11)
8. Eban's Mission	81	(7)
9. Eshkol's Black Sunday	88	(8)
10. Prelude to War	96	(6)
11. War	102	(16)
12. Land for Peace	118	(5)
PART 3: Sadat's Quest for Peace	123	(48)
Introduction	123	(2)
13. Changing Camps?	125	(7)
14. Courting the West	132	(5)
15. The Road to War	137	(8)
16. War	145	(7)
17. Sadat Astonishes the World	152	(7)
18. Negotiating Peace at Camp David	159	(12)
PART 4: Homelands	171	(46)
Introduction	171	(2)
19. The Making of Yasser Arafat	173	(7)
20. Black Days	180	(11)
21. "A Big Explosion Will Happen in Lebanon"	191	(6)
22. Sharon and Gemayel	197	(5)
23. War in Lebanon	202	(5)
24. Homelands	207	(4)
25. Things Fall Apart	211	(6)
PART 5: The Road to Madrid	217	(56)
Introduction	217	(2)
26. Searching for Partners	219	(10)
27. Birth of the Intifada	229	(9)
28. Arafat's Political Initiative	238	(6)
29. Saddam Hussein and the Mother of All Linkages	244	(7)
30. The Road to Madrid	251	(14)
31. The Madrid Conference	265	(8)
PART 6: Peace at Last?	273	(42)
Introduction	273	(2)
32. Deadlines and Deadlocks	275	(3)
33. Secret Talks in Oslo	278	(37)
PART 7: Talks with Syria	315	(28)
Introduction	315	(3)
34. A Vicious Circle	318	(13)
35. Giving Peace a Chance	331	(8)
36. Netanyahu Takes Over	339	(4)
Cast of Characters	343	(10)
Notes on Sources	353	(2)
Select Bibliography	355	(3)
Notes	358	(9)
Index	367	(9)
About the Authors	376