Examines the intricate relationships and mutual images and stereotypes that have evolved between Arabs and Jews as they have dwelled together in Israel and in territories under Israeli control. Concentrating on the Arabs and Jews of Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the annexed portions of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, Shipler explores the multifaceted conflicts among these extraordinarily diverse people. Includes an Index.

(Key Words: Arabs, Jews, Israelis, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Ethnic Relations, Yom Kippur War, Samuel Toledano, Terrorism, Stereotypes, Sammy Smooha, Shin Beth, Schools, Refugee Camps, Propaganda, Palestine, Palestinian Liberation Organization, Nazis, Nablus, Liud, Lebanon, Meir Kahane, Judaism, Jordan, Islam, Holocaust, Jamil Hamad, Golan Heights, Fatah, Deir Yassin, Curfews, Beirut, Menachem Begin, Yasir Arafat, Arabic, Anti-Semitism, Abraham, David K. Shipler).