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The Life & Death of the
"The Two-State Solution"

By Mark Bruzonsky & Hisham Ahmed

An American Jew raised in a religious and Zionist family who became the first Washington Representative of the World Jewish Congress
and played a major role in convincing Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to make his historic visit to Israel, and a dispossessed
Palestinian Muslim born in despair
in a refugee camp who became a distinguished Professor of Middle East affairs,
join together to tell the story of what has really happened and why
about one of our world's most important conflicts.

                                                                
               Mark Bruzonsky                      Hisham Ahmed        Ahmed with Arafat      Bruzonsky with Hillary Clinton

Chapters underlined can be read in draft form.  Earlier chapters
have been substantially edited but all remain unfinished. 


Introduction: 
Why this book, why we are writing it together, why we are using this method, why now.
About the authors, their personal involvement with "The Two-State Solution", their relationship.
The need for historical perspective and the importance of personal involvement and experiences..

CHAPTER 1 - IN THE BEGINNING      1895 - 1917
 
Herzl to Brandeis to Balfour                                                                                                                          
 
CHAPTER 2 -
BIRTH OF THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION    1917 - 1947  
Balfour to Peel to U.N. Partition Resolution

CHAPTER 3 - ISRAEL BORN, PALESTINE DESTROYED     1947 - 1967 
  1948, 1956, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, origins of PLO
 
CHAPTER 4 - REBIRTH OF TWO-STATE SOLUTION    1967 - 1976
<>1967 war - 1973 war - Settlements begin -Step-by-Step Diplomacy - Khartoum - Jordan Civil War -1973 War -Geneva Conference - 'Reassessment'
 
CHAPTER 5 - THE POSSIBLE DECADE     1976 - 1987

Carter and Brzezinski - Begin and Likud - Sadat - Camp David - Iran Revolution - Reagan - Osirak - Lebanon - Hezbollah - Intifada
  
CHAPTER 6 - PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT STORIES      1981 - 1985


CHAPTER 7 - From INTIFADA to MADRID        1987 - 1991
Intifada "resumes" - Iraq invades Kuwai -U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia - Madrid Conference and 'Comprehensive Peace Plan'

CHAPTER 8 - From MADRID to OSLO        1991 - 1995
Madrid - Oslo - White House - Rabin
 
CHAPTER 9 - FALSE PEACE turns into DISASTER      1995 - 2001
Neocons - Rabin - Settlements - Apartheid - Iraq - Camp David II - Intifada II - Bush/Cheney - 9/11

CHAPTER 10 - SHARON Cometh, ARAFAT Goeth       2001 - 2006
Sharon Intifada II - Sheikh Yassin - Arafat - Quartet - Roadmap - Hamas

CHAPTER 11 -  WARS - LEBANON and GAZA, IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN, Cold-War IRAN        2006-2008

Hamas - Hezbollah - Annapolis

CHAPTER
12
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Obama Bumbles and Stumble trying to come to the Rescue      2009 - 2010
Obama - Netanyahu - AIPAC - CUFI - J Street

CHAPTER 13 -  Arab Spring and United Nations       2011 - 2013
Arab Spring - Palestine Papers  - United Nations "Membership" Redux - Obama - Netanyahu        

CHAPTER 14 - DIFFERENT ENDGAMES ENVISIONED BY ALL
USA - Palestinians - Israel - Neocons - Liberals - Jordan

                       
EPILOGUE:   WHAT NOW?
                        A very brief outline of what could be done to prevent another generation of endless conflict, hatred, and killing.
                        This outline could serve as bridge to another book about SO WHAT NOW THAT THE 2-STATE SOLUTION IS DEAD?


APPENDIX:
   Throughout the book we at times make reference to past writings, TV appearances, and events we were personally
                         involved with.  When we do these could be footnoted and included in a substantial Appendix.  Alternatively these materials
                         could be made available at a website designed to promote the book.

Book Appendix - Recommended Books and Documentaries