Publisher's Synopsis
An indispensable primer for understanding the current Middle East crisis, Israeli journalist Tanya Reinhart here closely examines the roots of the Israel/Palestine conflict and offers an invaluable analysis of core issues involved on all sides of the issue, concluding with a proposal for moving beyond the violence to real solutions. Drawing from maps and declassified Israeli sources, Reinhart studies the details of past negotiations, expectations, shortcomings, misrepresentations and deceptions, comparing the policies of Barak and Sharon to those of Arafat.
