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1. Who Cares About the Middle East?
Why do we care about the Middle East anyway? What makes this region so important and fascinating?

2. The Chosen People
God chooses the Jews and promises them a homeland. The rise and fall of the Jewish kingdoms; the exile and return of the Jewish People.

Part 2: Religion and Politics Mix

3. Welcome to the Empire
The Middle East joins the Roman Empire, Jewish independence ends, and Christianity becomes a religious and political power.

4. The Crescent Moon
A new prophet emerges from the desert and gives birth to Islam. Muhammad's followers spread his religion with the sword and create a great empire.

5. The Nationalist Wave
The desire for independence infects the Middle East. Arab nationalists rally against imperialism, and Zionism becomes the national movement of the Jewish people.

Part 3: The Great War's Spoils

6. Trouble Brews in Palestine
Jews return to their homeland and come in conflict with the Arabs living there. Great Britian controls Palestine and is the referee.

7. This land Is My Land, This Land Is Your Land
Jews insist they can live beside the Arabs, but the Palestinians believe they will be dispossessed.

8. Fighting Hitler and Great Britain
Jews fight the Nazi menace while seeking to overcome British and Arab resistance to their efforts at state-building.

9. A State of Their Own
The United Nations offers a compromise for Palestine, but nothing can stop the inevitable conflict between the Arabs and the Jews.

10. The Jewish War of Independence
Israel declares its independence, and the Arab states invade. The war leaves the Jews with a bigger state and the Palestinians stateless.

Part 4: A State for the Jews

11. The Wanted and the Unwanted
Hundreds of thousands of Arabs flee Palestine and become refugees while a similar number of Jews escape Arab countries and find refuge in Israel.

12. We've Got a State—Now What?
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel begin the process of building modern nations.

13. War Over Suez
Egypt provokes Israel to seize Suez, but Ike dosen't like it. The United States becomes more directly involved in the region's affairs when troops are deployed in Lebanon.

Part 5: War and Peace

14. Six Days to Victory
The PLO is born. Israel strikes first and stuns the world with its lightning victory over three Arab armies.

15. No War, No Peace
Fighting continues as Egypt and Israel engage in a war of attrition and terrorists prosecute their own vile war.

16. Israel's Day of Infamy
Israel is surprised by the Egyptian and Syrian armies, but comes out on top. The oil weapon is unsheathed. Lebanon disintegrates.

17. Peace at Last
Sadat's historic trip breaks the psychological impasse, and Egypt and Israel make peace with Carter's help at Camp David.

18. Israel's Vietnam
PLO terrorism from Lebanon becomes intolerable, and Israel launches a war to end the threat. The war's aims become muddied, and Israel gets stuck.

Part 6: Inching Toward Peace

19.Sticks and Stones and Breaking Bones
U.S. troops go to Lebanon and find no peace. Palestinians take up stones, and PLO wins recognition.

20. Saddam Crosses the Line
Iraq invades Kuwait and threatens the Saudi oil fields. President Bush builds a coalition and unleashes a military storm against Saddam.

21. Bush Turns the Screws
A peace conference in Madrid opens new doors, and secret talks in Oslo lead to a Palestinian-Israeli agreement.

Part 7: Why Can't We All Get Along?

22. The Oldest City's New Rulers
The Palestinians win independence in Gaza and Jericho, Jordan makes peace with Israel, and the Golan remains in dispute

23. The Shot Heard 'Round the World
Israel is shaken by Rabin's assassination, but his successor continues to hand territory over to the Palestinians. Round two between the Unites States and Iraq.

24. O Jerusalem!
The historic claims to Jerusalem, Israel reunifies the city, and the final status of the city is to be determined.

25. Arabia and beyond
Today the Arab world has a population of approximately 200 million people divided among 22 states, and some have become economic powers because of their control of oil while others have become rogue nations better known for sponsoring terror.

26. Shifting Arabian Sands
The United States has developed close ties with a number of Arab states, some of which play key roles in maintaining a degree of stability in the region. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, in particular, are viewed as allies. The relationship with Lebabon is more complex, as befits a country wracked by internal division.

27. Before and After September 11
The United States was shaken to the core by the terrorist attacks on September 11, but this was not the first time Americans were targets.

28. So Close, Yet So Far
The dreams of peace created by the Oslo agreements were teetering on the brink of collapse when President Clinton convened a summit to try to put an end to the conflict. The outcome of that summit was not what the parties expected, and relations between Israelis and Palestinians subsequently deteriorated to the point of war.

29. Waiting for the Messiah
Can there be peace in the Middle East? The Arab-Israeli peace process offers some hope, but more ominous developments make for cynicism.

Appendixes
A. Timeline of Middle East History
B. Bibliography
Index

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