The Arab-Israeli conflict / Shasta Gaughen, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.

The Middle East before the creation of modern Israel / David Schafer. -- One land, two people: the birth of modern Israel / J.J. Goldberg and Phil Sudo. -- The troubled history of the occupied territories / Ruth Margaret Beitler. -- The Oslo Accords and the demise of the peace process / Baylis Thomas. -- Shattered hopes for peace in the new century / Peter Vilbig. -- The cycle of violence: an overview / Serge Schmemann. -- Terror tactics are official Palestinian policy / Martin Peretz. -- Palestinians resort to terror tactics out of despair / Eyad El Sarraj, interviewed by Linda Butler. -- Israel's response to Palestinian terrorism is justified / Facts and Logic about the Middle East. -- Israel's military actions against Palestinians are unwarranted / Edward W. Said. -- Religious extremism: a problem on both sides / Allan C. Brownfeld. -- Five days in the Middle East / Time. -- Families on both sides struggle with loss / Thomas Fields-Meyer. -- When the war hits home: mothers' stories / Matt Rees. -- A day in the life of an Israeli woman / Deborah French Greniman. -- A Palestinian refugee visits his home / John Donnelly. -- Overcoming the obstacles to peace / Cherie R. Brown. -- Israel must abandon its claim of being a Jewish homeland / Allan C. Brownfeld. -- Giving up land will not create peace / Colin Leci. -- The United States should implement a settlement / Sherwin Wine. -- What can we do / Henry Kissinger