Alan Dowty, ed.
(Westport, Connecticut, Praeger, 2004).

Includes Alan Dowty, “Introduction: The Tribalization of Israel?,” pp. 1-6, and Alan Dowty, "A Question That Outweighs All Others: Israel and the Palestinians in Broad Perspective," pp. 169-194. The Arab-Israeli conflict becomes more comprehensible when put in broad historical perspective, and there are also more grounds for optimism. A long view of history highlights the gradual detachment (since 1967) of Arab states from the conflict, leaving Israel with a non-existential threat from the Palestinians. It is even possible today to project the likely resolution of the remaining objective issues. But in light of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Dowty considers whether subjective dimensions of the conflict will cause it to outlive resolution of the original issues.

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