Since the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, the region has been the scene of fierce power struggles, injustice and tragic events - a situation which persists to this day. Now for the first time, an Israeli-Arab author collaboration is tackling one of the world's most controversial situations.
Published to accompany a six-part BBC television series by the makers of the award-winning DEATH OF YUGOSLAVIA, this myth-breaking book draws on candid interviews with key protagonists in the struggles - many of whom have never before spoken out - to reveal behind-the-scenes events and put the record straight. This is a definitive insiders' account of war and peace in the Middle East.
Part 1 Palestine, Egypt and the new state of Israel: the vote for partition; crisis in America; the winds of change; secret contracts in Paris; sabotage in Egypt; confrontation. Part 2 The 1967 war: a storm is gathering; Eban's mission; Eshkol's black Sunday; prelude to war; the 1967 war; land-for-peace offer. Part 3 Sadat's historic quest for peace: changing camps?; courting the West; the road to war; the 1973 war; Sadat astonishes the world; negotiating peace at Camp David. Part 4 Homelands; the young Yasser Arafat; black days; "a big explosion will happen in Lebanon"; Sharon and Gemayel; the 1982 war; homelands; all falls apart. Part 5 The long road to Madrid: searching for partners; the new equation; Arafat's political initiative; Saddam Hussein's cunning linkage; the long road to Madrid; the Madrid Conference. Part 6 Peace at last?: deadlock in the Washington talks; secret talks with Oslo. Part 7 Talks with Syria: a vicious circle; the rise and fall of Shimon Peres; Bejamin Netanyahu - a new man at the helm.
