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1 THE ROUTLEDGE ATLAS OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT 8th Edition Martin Gilbert J Routledge j j j ^ ^ Taylor&.Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK

2 Maps PART ONE: PRELUDE TO CONFLICT 1 The Jews of Palestine before the Arab Conquest, 1000 BC-636 AD 2 The Jews of Palestine, 636 AD to Jewish Settlement in Palestine, Arab-Jewish Conflict under Turkish Rule, Britain's Promise to the Arabs, The Allied Plan for Palestine, May Britain and the Arabs, PART TWO: THE JEWISH NATIONAL HOME 8 Britain and the Jewish National Home, The Zionist Plan for Palestine, February Arab-Jewish Conflict in Arab-Jewish Conflict in Jewish Settlement in the Valley of Jezreel, The Anti-Jewish Riots of European Anti-Semitism, The Jewish Flight from Persecution, Arab Fears of a Jewish Majority in Palestine, Roads and Riots in Palestine, The Arab Campaign of 1936: The First Month 19 The Arab Campaign of 1936: The Second Month 20 The Arab Campaign of 1936: The Third Month 21 The Arab Campaign of 1936: The Climax 22 The Peel Commission Partition Plan, July The Proposed Jewish State: A Territorial Comparison 24 Arab-Jewish Conflict in Arab-Jewish Conflict in A Jewish Proposal for Partition, A British Plan for Partition, The Jews of Europe, The Voyage of the St Louis, May-June The Jewish Search for Safety, Jewish Settlements and Immigration British Restrictions on Jewish Land Purchase, The Extermination of Jews, The Arab World The Jewish Agency's Partition Plan, August The United Nations Partition Plan, 1947 PART THREE: THE CONFLICT INTENSIFIES 37 The Immediate Arab Response to the U.N. Partition Plan 38 Arab Attacks and the Jewish Reaction, December Arab Attacks and the Jewish Reaction, December Israel: Prelude to Independence, January Israel: Prelude to Independence, February Israel: Prelude to Independence, March The Battle for the Jerusalem Roads, 1 April-14 May Israel: Prelude to Independence, 1 April-14 May 1948 PART FOUR: THE STATE OF ISRAEL 45 The Arab Invasion of the State of Israel, 15 May 1948

3 46 The Israeli War of Independence, The Arab Refugees, Jewish Refugees to Israel from Arab Lands, May 1948-May Jewish Refugees and Immigrants from Europe, The Frontiers of the State of Israel, Jerusalem: Divided City, Israel's Sense of Insecurity, Central Israel and the Jordan Border, The Arab Refugees, The Arabs of Northern Israel 56 Northern Israel and the Golan Heights, Israeli Nahal Settlements, Terrorist Raids into Israel, The Israeli Response to Terror, The Changing Balance of Power in the Arab World, The Sinai Campaign, October-November The Israeli Withdrawal from Sinai, March Syrian Activity against Israeli Settlements, February-October Syrian Activity against Israeli Settlements, January-April The Middle East Crisis, May The Middle East Crisis, May The Middle East Crisis, 31 May-5 June Israeli Conquests, The Israeli Conquest of the Golan Heights, June 1967 PART FIVE: AFTER THE SIX DAY WAR 70 The Golan Heights, The Gaza Strip: A Base for Terror, Terrorist Activity against Israel, Israeli Security Measures and The Jordan Valley, The West Bank under Israeli Military Administration, Lebanon: A Base for Terror, Jordan: A Base for Terror, The War of Attrition, Terrorism inside Israel, some examples, Palestinian Terrorism beyond Israel, Syria: A Base for Terror, Israeli Raids against Terrorist Bases, September-October Soviet Arms Supplies to the Middle East, PART SIX: THE YOM KIPPUR WAR 83 Prelude to War, Palestinian Terrorism beyond Israel, European Dependence on Arab Oil, January-June Arab Oil Pressure, September-November The Balance of Power on the Morning of 6 October The October War, 6-24 October Israel at War, 6-24 October Northern Israel and the War, 6-24 October The Jews of Syria, Middle East Arms Supplies, Scud, November The Egyptian Front at the Cease Fire of 24 October The Syrian Front at the Cease Fire of 24 October Israeli and Egyptian Disengagement Proposals, November The Israeli-Syria Disengagement Agreement, 31 May The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Aims and Opinions, November 1973-March The Second Sinai Agreement, 1 September Terrorism inside Israel, Terrorism inside Israel, Military Supplies to the Middle East, Middle East Contributions to Arab Military Preparedness,

4 103 States Condemning Zionism, 10 November States Refusing to Condemn Zionism, 10 November World Aid to Palestinian Arab Refugees, PART SEVEN: CAMP DAVID AND AFTER 106 Israel and the Sinai, Israel, the P.L.O., and the Lebanon, The Path to an Egyptian-Israeli Agreement, Camp David, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip 110 Camp David and the Sinai, September The Arab World and the Camp David Agreements 112 Islamic Fundamentalism since The Balance of Forces in the Lebanon, Civilians Killed and Wounded in Terrorist Attacks, January 1980-October The Israeli Withdrawal from Sinai, The Gaza District, Israeli Settlements in Judaea, The West Bank: Comparative Sizes 119 Israeli Settlements in Samaria, The Golan Heights, The Arab Boycott of Companies Trading with Israel 122 Middle East Arms Recipients, Middle East Arms Supplies, total sales, The War in Lebanon, 6 June-21 August Sabra and Chatila, September Israel Withdraws to the Awali, 3 September Israel and the Lebanon, Israel and Africa, The West Bank, The Intifada, The Palestinian Refugees by Israel, the Aerial Threat, and the Gulf War 133 Jewish Immigration and Soviet Jews, The West Bank and Jewish Immigration, The Allon Plan and Jewish Settlements, The Population of Israel, Jerusalem since The Intifada Continues, 28 February-12 March James Baker's First Journeys, 8-14 March The Intifada, February Middle East Peace Talks, October 1991-May Reviving the Peace Process, June-August The Intifada Intensifies, 1 November-17 December The December 1992 Deportation and its Aftermath 145 'Enclaves for Peace', the Bailey Map, 1 February Warren Christopher's First Journey, February Peace and Terror, September 1993-April The Cairo Agreement of 4 May President Clinton's Middle East Journey, October The Treaty of Peace between Israel and Jordan, 26 October Oslo: The Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement 152 Targeted Killings of Israelis, September December Suicide Bombings in Targeted Assassinations, Negotiations for a Final Settlement, The Separation Barrier, begun September The Israeli High Court of Justice and the Wall 158 The Separation Barrier, northern section 159 The Separation Barrier, southern section

5 160 Israeli outposts on the West Bank: north of Jerusalem 161 Israeli outposts on the West Bank: south of Jerusalem 162 Suicide bombings, Targeted killings of Israelis, Targeted assassinations of Palestinians, Targeted killings of Israelis, Suicide bombings, Targeted assassination of Palestinians, Sixteen days in September 2004: i 169 Sixteen days in September 2004: ii 170 Settlements in the Gaza Strip to be evacuated 171 Forty-eight hours of terror, 6-7 October The New Israel Fund: projects in Arab towns 173 Avenues of Co-operation: Project "COPE" 174 The Peres Center for Peace since The Peres Center for Peace: Avenues of Israeli-Palestinian Co-operation, The Peres Center for Peace: European Projects, January-June The Peres Center for Peace: European Projects, July-December The Peres Peace Center and the Jerusalem region 179 Viewpoints Theatre: an Israeli-Palestinian Joint Venture 180 The Palestinian and Israeli presence in Samaria 181 The Palestinian and Israeli presence in Judaea 182 The Palestinian and Israeli presence in the Jerusalem and Dead Sea area 183 Jerusalem: Palestinian and Israeli Neighborhoods 184 Industrial Parks and a new era 185 The death of Arafat and the peace process 186 Territorial changes: proposals for a settlement, January The search for agreement, February-April 2005

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