Ruth Margolies Beitler is associate professor of social science at the United States Military Academy.

Professor Beitler's searching analysis of the first Intifada provides lucid confirmation of the fact that, on both sides, force alone cannot bring peace. She applies her conclusions to the current second Intifada and offers to this blood-drenched region a powerful, practical voice for peace....

• Chapter 1 Conditions for Political ViolenceChapter 2 Historical BackgroundChapter 3 The Six-Day War and AftermathChapter 4 Analysis of Israeli Counterinsurgency Policy (1967-1987)Chapter 5 IntifadaChapter 6 Analysis of Tactics during IntifadaChapter 7 The Path to PeaceChapter 8 The Road Back to RebellionChapter 9 Conclusions

Ruth Margolies Beitler is associate professor of social science at the United States Military Academy.

Professor Beitler's searching analysis of the first Intifada provides lucid confirmation of the fact that, on both sides, force alone cannot bring peace. She applies her conclusions to the current second Intifada and offers to this blood-drenched region a powerful, practical voice for peace....

• Chapter 1 Conditions for Political ViolenceChapter 2 Historical BackgroundChapter 3 The Six-Day War and AftermathChapter 4 Analysis of Israeli Counterinsurgency Policy (1967-1987)Chapter 5 IntifadaChapter 6 Analysis of Tactics during IntifadaChapter 7 The Path to PeaceChapter 8 The Road Back to RebellionChapter 9 Conclusions

Ruth Margolies Beitler is associate professor of social science at the United States Military Academy.

Professor Beitler's searching analysis of the first Intifada provides lucid confirmation of the fact that, on both sides, force alone cannot bring peace. She applies her conclusions to the current second Intifada and offers to this blood-drenched region a powerful, practical voice for peace....

• Chapter 1 Conditions for Political ViolenceChapter 2 Historical BackgroundChapter 3 The Six-Day War and AftermathChapter 4 Analysis of Israeli Counterinsurgency Policy (1967-1987)Chapter 5 IntifadaChapter 6 Analysis of Tactics during IntifadaChapter 7 The Path to PeaceChapter 8 The Road Back to RebellionChapter 9 Conclusions