Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: The Middle East Crisis in Historical Perspective -- Preface to Part I -- 1. The Position of Jews in Arab Lands Following the Rise of Islam -- 2. The Problem of Palestine -- 3. Nationalism and Conflict in Palestine -- PART II: Personal Perspectives on the Crisis -- Preface to Part II -- 4. The Palestinians as a Political Entity -- 5. Reflections on Three Concepts of Justice Regarding Palestine -- 6. The Palestinian Experience -- 7. The Third Year of the Six-Days' War -- 8. A Plea for Rationality in Israel-Arab Relations -- 9. Letter to a Friend: An Essay on a Hope for Peace -- PART III: General Reflections on the Crisis -- Preface to Part III -- 10. Reflections on the Crisis -- 11. Crisis and Role of Decolonization -- 12. Relevance of the "Third World" to the Palestinians -- 13. Through a Glass Darkly: Images of the Middle Eastern Conflict -- 14. Alternatives to Fear