Trapped Fools: Thirty Years of Israeli Policy in the Territories

This title reviews Israel's policies in the Occupied Territories from the beginning of the occupation in 1967 and attempts to look ahead and analyse the possible effects of these on the peace process. The book covers: "Background" - which examines the elements that have played an important role in the formulation of Israel's policy in the Territories as well as the "modus operandi" of the military and the government. A brief historical and chronological description of the main developments during the first 20 years, ending with the outbreak of the first Palestinian popular uprising (the Intifida) in 1987. An outline of the five major issues: Israeli plans and propositions for the preferred permanent political settlement between Israel and its Arab neighbours; various aspects of Israel's defence policy in the Territories; the political aspects of conducting municipal elections on the West Bank; a detailed description of the various atempts to establish settlement policies, both under the labour administrationand following the Likud takeover. A summary of both the lessons to be learnt from the Intifida and the ramifications of this violent political and psychological confrontation.

Shlomo Gazit is a retired Israeli Major-General who specialises in national security, various aspects of intelligence work, and Middle Eastern affairs. He was born in Turkey and made aliyah to Israel at the age of six. Major-General Shlomo Gazit completed 37 years of service in the Israeli Defence Forces in 1981. Following the 1967 June War (the Six Day War) he served as Coordinator of Israeli Government operations in the Occupied Territories (1967-74) and, following the Yom Kippur War, he headed the Israeli military intelligence. He is a graduate of Tel Aviv University, and was a fellow at the Harvard Center for International Affairs (1979-80), at the Woodrow Wilson Center and the US Institute of Peace (both in Washington DC)