The Arab-Israeli Conflict

In this concise yet comprehensive survey, Kirsten E. Schulze analyzes the causes, course and consequences of the Arab-Israeli conflict, exploring the particular dynamics of this conflict and the numerous attempts at its resolution. Covering pivotal events ranging from the creation of the State of Israel to the first and second Lebanon Wars and the Arab Spring, the book traces the development of the conflict from its intellectual roots in the nineteenth century to the present day. This third edition has been revised throughout to bring the text up to date with recent events, including: . a completely new chapter on the Gaza Wars from 2006 to 2014 . new material on the Arab Spring and its implications for Israel . an updated discussion of the ongoing negotiations for peace. Containing a diverse collection of primary source documents, a chronology of key dates, a glossary, a guide to further reading and a Who's Who summarizing the careers and contributions of the main figures, this book is essential to understanding the background to and worldwide significance of the continuing violence between Israel and Palestine and is valuable reading for all students of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Kirsten E. Schulze is Associate Professor in International History at the London School of Economics. Her recent publications include The International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond (2014, 3rd edition, co-authored with Antony Best, Jussi Hanhimäki and Joseph A. Maiolo) and The Jews of Lebanon: Between Coexistence and Conflict (2008, 2nd edition), as well as articles on Israeli-Lebanese relations in the 1950s, Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon and the al-Aqsa Intifada.

Acknowledgements List of figures List of maps Chronology Who's who Maps PART ONE BACKGROUND 1 THE ORIGINS OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT Zionism and Arab Nationalism The Impact of the First World War British Policy and the Palestine Mandate The Inter-war Period The Impact of the Second World War Partition PART TWO WARS AND PEACE 2 THE 1948 WAR The First Arab-Israeli War The Palestinian Exodus Peace Negotiations 3 THE 1956 SUEZ-SINAI CAMPAIGN The 1952 Egyptian Coup Israeli-Egyptian Tensions The Israeli Foreign and Defence Policy Debate British-French-Israeli Collaboration The Results of the War 4 THE 1967 JUNE WAR The Creation of the Palestine Liberation Organization On the Brink of War The Pre-emptive Strike The Aftermath of the War 5 THE 1973 OCTOBER WAR The War of Attrition The Palestinian Revival and Black September Syro-Egyptian Plans for War The 'Surprise' Attack Consequences of the War 6 THE EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI PEACE PROCESS Disengagement The 1977 Likud Victory The Camp David Accords Implications of Peace 7 THE 1982 LEBANON WAR The Lebanese Civil War Limited Israeli Intervention Operation Peace for Galilee The Failures of Operation Peace for Galilee The 1983 May 17th Agreement Repercussions of the Invasion 8 THE INTIFADA The PLO after 1982 The Intifada Israeli Reaction The Creation of Hamas PART THREE THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS 9 FROM MADRID TO THE SECOND INTIFADA: ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS The Madrid Conference and Framework for Peace The Oslo Process, 1992-99 Palestinian Institutions and Society, 1996-99 The 2000 Camp David Summit The Second Intifada Israel's Response Peace Initiatives, 2000-05 Assessing the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations 10 ISRAEL, JORDAN, SYRIA AND LEBANON, 1994-2015 Peace with Jordan Negotiations with Syria, 1994-95 Lebanon First, 1996-99 Israeli-Syrian Negotiations, 1999-2000 Assessing the Syrian-Israeli Negotiations, 1991-2005 The 2006 Lebanon War The Syrian Jihad 11 Gaza Wars 2006-2014 The 2005 Unilateral Withdrawal from Gaza The 2006 Ascendance of Hamas GazaWars: Operation Summer Rains and Autumn Clouds, June-November 2006 The Battle of Gaza and the Blockade of Gaza Gaza Wars: Operation Cast Lead, December 2008-January 2009 Gaza Wars: Operation Pillar of Defence, November 2012 Gaza Wars: Operation Protective Edge, July 2014 Making Sense of the Gaza Wars PART FOUR ASSESSMENT 12 Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Patterns, Dynamics, Evolution and Conflict Resolution PART FIVE DOCUMENTS 1 From The Jewish State2 From ;The Iron Wall' 3 From theHussein-McMahon Correspondence 4 The Balfour Declaration: 2 November 1917 5 From the Sykes-Picot Agreement 6 From the Recommendations of the Peel Commission July 1937 7 From the MacDonald White Paper: 17 May 1939 8 Plan D: 10 March 1948 From the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel: 14 May 1948 10 From the Cabinet Discussions on the Czech Arms Deal: 4 October 1955 11 The Sevres Protocol: 24 October 1956 12 From the National Covenant of the Palestine Liberation Organization 13 UNSC Resolution 242: 22 November 1967 14 From the Khartoum Summit: 1 September 1967 15 UNSC Resolution 338: 22 October 1973 16 From Sadat's Announcement to the Egyptian National Assembly: 9 November 1977 17 From the Camp David Accords: 17 September 1978 18 From the Reagan Fresh Start Initiative: 1 September 1982 19 From the Fez Peace Plan: 9 September 1982 20 From the Israel-Lebanon Agreement: 17 May 1983 21 The Amman Agreement, or Hussein-Arafat Accord: 11 February 1985 22 Jordan Relinquishes its Claim to the West Bank: 31 July 1988 23 From the Hamas Charter: 18 August 1988 24 Palestinian Declaration of Independence: 15 November 1988 25 Madrid Conference Letter of Invitation: 18 October 1991 26 From the Declaration of Principles: 9 September 1993 27 Israeli-Jordanian Peace Agreement: 26 October 1994 28 A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 29 From the 2014 Gaza Ceasefire Agreement Glossary FURTHER READING REFERENCES INDEX