Introduction: The Glass Wall                                                                      

A preference for deceptive borders – Two philosophies: the Iron Wall vs the Glass Wall – Behind the ‘benevolent’ Glass Wall – Decades of silent oppression – A history of Arab quiescence – The threat of a state of all its citizens – Separate nationalities, unequal citizens – The Jewish state defined – Israel’s pact between the religious and secular – The empty symbolism of the Arab vote – Democratisation as sedition – Barak: protests were ‘on behalf of Arafat’ – The missing key to understanding the conflict – Crafting a new image of benevolence

Chapter 1: Israel’s Fifth Column                           

The Camp David stalemate over Jerusalem – Gen. Malka exposes Israel’s intifada myths – Parallel wars by Israel’s army and police – A culture of racism in the security forces – Jewish protests handled differently – Cover-up over Wissam Yazbak’s death – Incitement by the Hebrew media builds – Evidence of police brutality overlooked – Barak refines his ‘second front’ theory – A desperate attempt to win back voters

Chapter 2: A False Reckoning                                                                 

Bereaved families seek a fair hearing – Murder in an olive grove remains a mystery – ‘Unified response’ to explain Arab deaths – Commander Alik Ron’s security obsessions – Shin Bet identifies the ‘enemy within’ – Operation Magic Tune sets the stage –  Barak and Ben Ami’s roles clarified –  Inquiry fails to find the culprits – Justice Ministry stalls new investigation – The ‘fifth column’ libel stands

Chapter 3: The Battle of Numbers                                                          

The need for ‘a massive Jewish majority’ – Gaza and fear of the apartheid comparison – A Jewish consensus emerges – The birth of a new Benny Morris – The Israeli Arab time bomb – Zionism’s long demographic nightmare – Heroine mothers of the Jewish state – Rethinking the idea of citizenship – Political tide turns towards transfer – Policies seek to cut the number of  non-Jews – Israel changes its Nationality Law – Amnon Rubinstein comes to the rescue

Chapter 4: Redrawing the Green Line                                                    

The goal of Greater Israel – Deceptions of the Oslo peace process – Barak’s two-state map at Camp David – A unilateral border for the Jewish state – Panic as the US unveils the Road Map – Sharon becomes a convert to disengagement – Disciples of Gen. Yigal Allon – Possible goals of disengagement – Israel’s vision is of ethnic separation – Justifying ethnic cleansing

Conclusion: Zionism and the Glass Wall                                                   

A Jewish terrorist is not a real terrorist – An Arab Israeli is not a real Israeli – Secular-religious divide replaces political divide – Moves to avoid civil war among Jews – The ‘family’ against the Arab intruder

Notes