A high price : the triumphs and failures of Israeli counterterrorism / Daniel Byman.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-447) and index.

Terror upon creation (1948-1956) -- The rise of the PLO and the birth of international terrorism (1956-1970s) -- Debacle in Lebanon (1970s-1993) -- The false promise of Oslo (1993-1996) -- Clouds on the horizon: the Netanyahu period (1996-1999) -- Hamas's rise and seeming fall (1993-2000) -- Into the abyss: the second intifada (2000) -- A million bullets (2000) -- The 9/11 ceasefire that wasn't (2001-early 2002) -- The hornet's nest: the battle of Jenin and operation defensive shield (2002) -- Occupying the West Bank: the price of success (2003-today) -- Hamas triumphant (2005-2008) -- War against Hamas (2008-2009) -- The birth of a monster: Hizballah's creation (1982-1985) -- The rules of the game: limited war with Hezbollah (1985-2000) -- The false promise of normalcy (2000-2006) -- Hizballah returns (2006) -- The enemy within (1967-2000) -- Settler violence and the second intifada (2000-2009) -- Interrogation dilemmas -- Targeted killings: kill or be killed? -- Building the security barrier -- Reorganizing for counterterrorism -- Fading hopes for peace -- What Israel can teach the world and what Israel should learn.

Discusses the effectiveness of Israeli anti-terrorism efforts since the state's creation in 1948 and examines the damage it has inflicted upon relations between Jewish Israelis and their Arab neighbors.