From peace to war: land for peace or settlements for war? -- From peace to war: terrorism for settlements -- The final settlement issues: asymmetric values & asymmetric warfare -- The collapse of the peace process -- The actors in the conflict: the Israeli Defense Forces -- The actors in the conflict: the Palestinian factions aligned with the Palestinian Authority -- The actors in the conflict: the Palestinian factions that challenge peace and the Palestinian Authority -- The outside actors that have shaped the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- A failed peace becomes an open war -- Casualty trends and the costs of the war -- Israeli strategy and tactics: isolation, containment, and the selective use of conventional military power -- The Palestinian response: the battle for public opinion and the challenge of reforming the Palestinian Authority -- The course of the conflict in Gaza -- The course of the conflict in the West Bank and Greater Jerusalem -- Conflict in Israel proper -- The continuing hope for peace: the Quartet and the "road map."