Trapped Fools Thirty Years of Israeli Policy in the Territories [Paperback]

Based upon the author's own experiences this study explores the Israeli government's attitude to the West Bank and Gaza over a period of 30 years. The fools in the book's title refers not only to the Arabs who rejected Israeli peace offers but to the Israelis themselves.Part l: Background  1. First Contact with the Territories  2. Shaping Israeli Policy in the Territories  3. Organizing the Military Administration  Part 2: The Ministers of Defense and their Policies: A Historic Chronology  4. Introduction  5. Moshe Dayan  6. Shimon Peres  7. Ezer Weizman  8. Menachem Begin  9. Ariel Sharon  10. Moshe Arens  11.Yitzhak Rabin  Part 3: The Issues  12. The Political Future of the Territories  13. Israel's Administrative Policy  14. Municipal Elections in 1972 and 1976  15. Attempts to Establish Palestinian Self-Rule in the Territories  16. The Evolution of Israel's Settlement Policy  Part 4: Lessons Learnt from the Intifada  17. A New Reality  18. Israel's Policy in the Territories - A Summary  Epilogue  Appendices  Appendix A. The Administered Territories: General Data, 1967  Appendix B. Firing Instructions in Case of Riots in Military Government Areas (10 September 1984)  ló¦