Prelude : The birth of an intractable conflict -- Bisecting the land or Zionism's strategy of phases? -- The early years : a missed opportunity for peace? -- The rise and fall of the third kingdom of Israel -- The Jewish fear and Israel's mother of all victories -- Sedanlaghen-the sin of hubris and its punishment -- Begin's 'capsule theory' and Sadat's 'separate peace' -- The road to Madrid -- Oslo : the glory and the agony -- The Barak phase: on freedom and innocence -- The politics of doomsday
Summary
An insightful and thorough account of the Arab-Israeli conflict ranges from the birth of Israel to the present day, told from firsthand knowledge of the major characters and events, written by a former high-ranking Israeli official