Israeli scholar Tanya Reinhart takes a close look at the roots of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and, drawing on maps, the Israeli media, and declassified documents, offers an invaluable analysis of all sides of the issue.
| Introduction | 7 | |
| I | The Oslo Years: False Expectations | 13 |
| II | The Camp David Negotiations: Myths and Facts | 21 |
| Point of Departure: The Beilin-Abu Mazen Plan | 26 | |
| What Barak Offered at Camp David | 30 | |
| The Central Settlement Blocs | 33 | |
| Jerusalem | 34 | |
| The Rest of the West Bank and Gaza | 42 | |
| The Right of Return | 51 | |
| III | The Syria Precedent | 61 |
| "The Vision of Peace" | 61 | |
| Barak's Peace Speeches | 64 | |
| The Shepherdstown Document | 66 | |
| The Geneva Summit - The Final Blow | 74 | |
| IV | Barak's Version of Sharon | 78 |
| V | October 2000 - "The Second Half of 1948" | 88 |
| A Holy War | 88 | |
| October 2000 | 93 | |
| "The Second Half of 1948" | 106 | |
| VI | The First Year: Israel's Slow Ethnic Cleansing | 112 |
| The Policy of Injuries | 112 | |
| The Destruction of Palestinian Society | 116 | |
| VII | December 2001: "Topple Arafat" | 129 |
| The Military Plans | 133 | |
| The U.S. Role | 142 | |
| VIII | April-June 2002: The Return of Military Occupation | 143 |
| Operation Defensive Shield | 144 | |
| Jenin - The Untold Crime | 152 | |
| Penal Colonies | 170 | |
| IX | What does Israel Really Want? | 181 |
| Arafat's Security Record | 181 | |
| The Two Poles in Israel's Politics | 188 | |
| The Rule of the Military | 198 | |
| X | The Way Out | 208 |
| False Expectations, Round II - The Clinton Plan (Taba) | 209 | |
| The Dead End of Eternal Negotiations | 229 | |
| Immediate Israeli Withdrawal | 226 | |
| App | The Oslo Apartheid | 236 |
| Notes | 244 | |
| Index | 266 | |
| About the Author | 279 |
Anonymous
Posted February 25, 2003
Tanya Reinhart puts forward an incredibly organized, well thought out explanation of Israeli-Palestinian relations and attitudes since 1948. The author's objectivity is highly admirable, as she offers not only the standard criticism of Arafat, but also damning evidence of fraud, deceit and genocide on the part of Barak, Sharon and the entire Israeli political-military complex. Such balance is rarely found in the Western media's coverage of the Middle East or Israeli-Palestinian affairs. Sadly, after reading this fantastic book, one must wonder if peace is even desired by the parties to this conflict.
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Posted November 21, 2002
Tanya Reinhart¿s new book, Israel/Palestine, dispels the myth of Barak¿s generous offer to the Palestinians at Camp David. It also exposes the brutal nature of Israel¿s recent assault and its reoccupation of Palestinian territories. The author, who writes a biweekly column for the leading Hebrew newspaper Yediot Aharonot, is well positioned to comment on the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
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Overview
Israeli scholar Tanya Reinhart takes a close look at the roots of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and, drawing on maps, the Israeli media, and declassified documents, offers an invaluable analysis of all sides of the issue.