Table of Contents
Introduction
The Israeli Narrative
The American Narrative
1 Israel Is Also a Language
How to Use This Book
Bias and Balance on Israel/Palestine
2 The "Security Fence"/Barrier/Wall
The Barrier and Arab Israeli Citizens
3 Home Demolitions
4 It's Not Just about Israel; It's about Us
I The United States-Israel Relationship
II The American Jewish-Israel Relationship
III Israel: The Terrorism Excuse
IV Israeli Policies: Dividing Israel Supporters from Other Americans
5 Zionism and the "Jewish State"
The Balfour Declaration
The Mandate of Palestine
The United Nations Partition Plan
6 Israel's "War of Independence" and "Defensive Wars"
"Stages 1 and 2"
"Stages 3 Plus"
Israel's Primary Opponent
The "Defensive" "War of Independence"
When Did the War of Independence Start?
US Language in the War
"Population Transfer"
The Palestinian Refugee Problem
Jewish Expulsions from Arab Countries
"Defensive Wars"
"Defensive" Summary
The United States Is Not Defensive
7 Stepping Back: Why Is Israel Different?
What about Palestinian Crimes?
8 "The Only Democracy in the Middle East"
Democracy versus Republic
Democracy: Available in Many Shades of Gray
Democracy and Citizenship
Does Israel Want to Be a Democracy?
9 "The Palestinian Authority"
10 "People" in Israel
"There Is No Such Thing as a Palestinian People"
God's "Chosen People"
11 Gaza and "Gaza Wars"
Gaza Occupation versus "Disengagement"
Gilad Shalit
Palestinian Segregation
The Gaza Blockade
Egypt and Its Border with Gaza
"Gaza Wars": Operations Cast Lead, Pillar of Defense, and Protective Edge
12 Terrorism
What Is Terrorism?
Relative Terrorism
Normalizing Terrorism
"Settlements" and "Settlers"
"Counterterrorism"
Terrorism in the News
13 Hamas: A Terrorist Organization
The First Intifada
The Hamas Organization
Hamas as a Terrorist Organization
The Hamas Charter
Hamas and Relative Terrorism
14 Christians and the Holy Land
"Christian" Zionism
Palestinian Christians' Struggle
15 "America's Greatest Ally"
Israel in the US Government
Israelspeak from the US Government to Americans
16 A Call to Action
A Palestinian Narrative
The Ball Is in Our Court
Acknowledgments
Appendix: "The Promised Land"
Glossary
Israel-English Dictionary
Endnotes
