Includes bibliographical references (p. 240) and index.

This book follows the course of the Intifada closely and chronicles its unfolding. The Palestinian Intifada (struggle) against Israeli domination lasted nine years (1987-1996) and consisted initially of spontaneous civil disobedience, with operating instructions issued to secret people's committees, which Israeli security forces countered with a heavy hand. Americans sponsored a Middle East peace process negotiation where the basic issue was whether Israel would accept a "land for peace" solution and withdraw from the Occupied Territories, in return for a peace treaty with Palestinians and Arabs. Both Arafat and the Israelis accepted the Oslo Accords, which divided the Palestinians since many hardliners still demanded complete independence and came open conflict with Arafat; there is now talk of an Intifada II.