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Examines the life and leadership skills of Palestinian National Authority president Yasser Arafat, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to establish peace in the Middle East.

Chronicles the author's work as part of the peace group "Ta'ayush," which attempts to mend the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians by providing aid, rebuilding houses, and physically stopping the progress of the dividing wall.

An in-depth account of PLO ideology, strategy, and tactics, its relationship with other Arab states, and its confrontations with Israel.

A biography of the man who since 1969 has been chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a group working to establish an Arab state in what was once Palestine and is now mostly in Israel.

White House advisor Jon Bennett arrives in the Middle East in hopes of closing an Arab-Israeli peace deal which would require the historic enemies to work together to tap into a newly discovered tract of oil and natural gas deep beneath the Mediterranean--a venture the U.S. has promised to underwrite for billions of dollars, but there are those who do not want to see the plan succeed.

In covering the 1993 signing of the peace pact between the P.L.O. and Israel, this book explores, in text and accompanying photographs, the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, previous peace plans, and the implications of the historic recent agreement.

Eight articles debate the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, focusing on the Palestinian right to a homeland, the treatment of Palestinians by the Israelis, the role of the United States in the conflict, and if peace is possible.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about modern Palestinian history and society.

Introduces the history, participants, issues, tactics, and diplomacy of the hundred-year conflict between Palestine and Israel, and offers support for the claim that the struggle is the historical product of nineteenth and twentieth century politics.