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Arab-Israeli Conflict A GUIDE TO THE Arab-Israeli Conflict By Mitchell G. Bard American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) 2810 Blaine Dr. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 http://www.JewishVirtualLibrary.org Copyright © American Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) Inc., 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of AICE, Inc. ISBN 0-9712945-6-9 Printed in the United States of America American Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) 2810 Blaine Dr. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Tel. 301-565-3918 Fax. 301-587-9056 Email. [email protected] http://www.JewishVirtualLibrary.org Other studies available from AICE (all are now available on our web site): Israel Studies: An Anthology Partners for Change: How U.S.-Israel Cooperation Can Benefit America Learning Together: Israeli Innovations In Education That Could Benefit Americans Breakthrough Dividend: Israeli Innovations In Biotechnology That Could Benefit Americans Experience Counts: Innovative Programs For The Elderly In Israel That Can Benefit Americans Building Bridges: Lessons For America From Novel Israeli Approaches To Promote Coexistence Good Medicine: Israeli Innovations In Health Care That Could Benefit Americans Rewriting History in Textbooks On One Foot: A Middle East guide for the perplexed or How to respond on your way to class, when your best friend joins an anti- Israel protest TENURED OR TENUOUS: Defining the Role of Faculty in Supporting Israel on Campus Production, new cover art and maps by North Market Street Graphics Original Book Logo Design, Cover concept, Typography, Map Illustration: Danakama / Nick Moscovitz / NYC Table of Contents Preface ....................................................................................................................................................v 1. Israel’s Roots .................................................................................................................................1 2. The Mandatory Period ............................................................................................................12 3. Partition .......................................................................................................................................24 4. The War of 1948 ....................................................................................................................... 31 5. The 1956 War ............................................................................................................................38 6. The Six- Day War and War of Attrition (1967–1970).....................................................43 7. The 1973 War ............................................................................................................................60 8. Boundaries .................................................................................................................................65 9. Israel and Lebanon ..................................................................................................................83 10. The Gulf Wars ............................................................................................................................95 11. The Palestinian War, 2000–2005 ......................................................................................102 12. The United Nations ................................................................................................................117 13. Refugees ....................................................................................................................................126 14. Human Rights ..........................................................................................................................156 15. Jerusalem ..................................................................................................................................189 16. U.S. Middle East Policy ..........................................................................................................202 17. The Peace Process ..................................................................................................................221 18. Settlements ...............................................................................................................................257 19. The Arms Balance ................................................................................................................. 266 20. The Media .................................................................................................................................276 21. The Campaign to Delegitimize Israel.............................................................................. 289 APPENDIX: The Military Balance in the Middle East ...........................................................303 Suggested Reading .......................................................................................................................304 Index of Myths .................................................................................................................................307 Alphabetical Index .........................................................................................................................316 American- Israeli Cooperative Enterprise ................................................................................329 About the Author ............................................................................................................................330 TABLES 1—Jewish Immigrants to Palestine ......................................................................................14 2—Palestinian Refugees Registered by UNRWA ...........................................................144 3—Jerusalem’s Population ...................................................................................................189 4—The Value of Foreign Military Financing (FMF) Orders by State ........................211 5—“Consensus” Settlements .............................................................................................. 262 iv Table of Contents MAPS 1—Great Britain’s Division of the Mandated Area, 1921–1923 .................................13 2—The Partition Plan—1947—UN General Assembly Resolution 181 ......................25 3—Peel Commission Partition Plan, July 1937 ................................................................28 4—The Arab Invasion, May 15, 1948 .................................................................................32 5—Armistice Lines, 1949.........................................................................................................34 6—Terrorist Attacks, 1951–1956 ...........................................................................................40 7—The Sinai Campaign, 1956 ..............................................................................................40 8—The Golan Heights Prior to the 1967 War. Distances and Elevations ................44 9—Israel Before June 1967 .................................................................................................... 47 10—The Egyptian Front, June 5–8, 1967 ..........................................................................48 11—The Battle for Jerusalem, June 5–7, 1967 ................................................................50 12— Cease- Fire Lines After the Six- Day War, 1967 ........................................................52 13—Egyptian and Syrian Attack, Oct. 6, 1973 .................................................................61 14—Missile and Artillery Ranges From West Bank Positions ......................................66 15—The Golan Heights Ridge Line .....................................................................................69 16—Relative Size of the Golan Heights..............................................................................72 17—Flying Times to Israel ...................................................................................................... 74 18—Distances Between Israeli Population Centers and Pre-1967 Armistice Lines................................................................................................................... 76 19—Israel’s Border with Lebanon (in 2000) ....................................................................86 20—Jewish Refugees from Arab States, 1948–1972...................................................127 21—UNRWA Refugee Camps (in 2000) ..........................................................................147 22—The Palestinian Authority’s Map of Palestine ........................................................233 23—Water Resources .............................................................................................................242 24—The Future Borders of Israel & Palestine? ...............................................................264 Preface “The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive and repeated.” —President John F. Kennedy1 I am often asked to name the most prevalent myth about the Middle East. The answer is the suggestion, in one form or another, that Israelis do not want peace. No one craves peace more desperately than Israelis, who have lived through seven wars and an ongoing campaign of terror for more than six decades. This is why, as this book discusses, Israel has repeatedly sought compromises, often at great risk, that would bring an end to the conflict.
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