Contents

pp v-vi

Preface

pp vii-x

Note on Official Documents

pp xi-xiv

Abbreviations

pp xv-xvi

The Six-Day War and Israeli Self-Defense

pp xvii-xviii

Part One - A War is Generated

pp 1-2

1 - Who Was to Blame and Why It Matters

pp 3-5

2 - The Syrian Connection

pp 6-14

3 - Egypt Flexes Its Muscle

pp 15-26

4 - Historical Opportunity for Israel

pp 27-36

Part Two - Cold War Togetherness

pp 37-38

5 - Britain Has a Plan

pp 39-45

6 - Southern Passage

pp 46-58

7 - “The Americans Will Not Sit Shiva”

pp 59-66

8 - How to Attack

pp 67-72

Part Three - The First Victim of War

pp 73-74

9 - Turkey Shoot

pp 75-82

10 - Cover-up in the Security Council

pp 83-89

11 - Security Council “in the Dark”

pp 90-100

12 - Cover-up in the General Assembly

pp 101-112

Part Four - Rallying Round Self-Defense

pp 113-114

13 - How to Read the Silence on Aggression

pp 115-119

14 - The Experts Fall in Line

pp 120-127

15 - No Threat? No Matter

pp 128-138

Part Five - War Without Limit?

pp 139-140

16 - War by Mistake

pp 141-148

17 - Defending in Advance

pp 149-161

18 - A New Doctrine of Preventive War

pp 162-174

Part Six - Peace Sidelined

pp 175-176