ABSTRACT

The Arab-Israeli conflict provides the world with one of its most intractable and dangerous problems. This documentary analysis of the period, first published in 1970, from the First World War to 1968 will be welcomed by all those who seek an impartial understanding of the problem. The editors have gathered together documents ranging from official papers, original maps and a Palestine/Israel population graph to quotations from contemporary historians and observers. So far as possible the documents themselves are made to tell the dramatic story of Arab-Israel relations. But the editors also place them in the broader context of Middle Eastern history and indicate major points of interest. The conclusion analyses fundamental issues and an appendix contains questions which may be answered from a study of the documents, thus providing a useful basis for discussion.

chapter |25 pages

Introduction

chapter I|9 pages

Place and People

chapter II|20 pages

The Basic Argument

chapter III|9 pages

The Written Undertakings

chapter IV|8 pages

The Peace Settlement

chapter VIII|7 pages

The Basis of Relations: The Armistice Regime

chapter IX|11 pages

The Re-entry of Russia

chapter X|8 pages

From Co-existence to War

chapter XI|9 pages

The Suez Peace

chapter XII|15 pages

Arab Unity and Israel 1964–65

chapter XIII|26 pages

The Outbreak of War, 1967

chapter XIV|8 pages

The Arabs in Defeat

chapter |8 pages

Conclusion: For Further Discussion