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Review: "The Much Too Promised Land," by Aaron David Miller
Aaron David Miller was a Middle East specialist at the State Department, formulating American policy and negotiating strategy regarding the Arab-Israeli peace process for almost a quarter century. He served six administrations along the way, Democratic and Republican, beginning with the Carter administration in 1978 and ending with the second Bush administration in 2003.

What Is the Golan? What Are the Golan Heights?
An explanation of the geographic and political meaning of the Golan Heights, the Syrian region occupied by Israel since 1967.

Text of the Egyptian-Israeli Interim Agreement of 1975
Following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, the 1974 and 1975 disengagement treaties between Egypt and Israel were the first step toward a final peace agreement between the two countries.

Text of the Egyptian-Israeli Disengagement Treaty of 1974
The full text of the first agreement leading to a separation of military forces between Israel and Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

The Egyptian-Israeli Disengagement Treaties of 1974 and 1975
Following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, the 1974 and 1975 disengagement treaties between Egypt and Israel were the first step toward a final peace agreement between the two countries.

Glossary: Izz al-Din al-Qassam (1880-1935)
Brief summary of the life of Izz al-Din al-Qassam, founding member of Palestinian resistance against British and Jews during the British mandate over Palestine.

Glossary: Litani River, Lebanon
Description and definition of Lebanon's Litani River and its meaning in the geopolitics of the region.

Glossary: Intifada
Definition of Intifada, or uprising, or, literally, "shaking off"--the Palestinian insurgency against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.

Glossary: Ta'ayush
Definition of Ta'ayush, the Palestinian-Israeli grass-roots partnership and human rights movement designed to break down the walls of racism and segregation.

Is Anti-Semitism an Arab Phenomenon?
The question is offensive. It should be. Anti-Semitism was never part of the Arab, Muslim or Middle Eastern landscape until it was imported there toward the end of the 19th century and made worse by Nazi propaganda in the 1930s. Nevertheless, there's no denying that virulent anti-Semitism has been a common part of the Middle Eastern landscape since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.