Introduction = 1
Part I Present Past
1 Internal Contradictions and Crisis = 13
2 Historical Context = 20
3 Precedents: The First Attempt at Politicide = 23
4 Ideology and Military Practices = 31
5 Constitution of a Herrenvolk Republic = 35
5 Childhood in Colonial Palestine = 42
7 Sharon's First Round = 46
8 An Officer but Not a Gentleman = 54
9 The Patron of the Settlers = 69
10 The Second Attempt at Politicide = 79
11 The Horror of Sabra and Shatila = 92
Part II The Road to Sharonism
12 From Civil Rebellion to Inter-Communal War = 105
13 Oslo = 108
14 The Establishment of the Palestinian National Authority = 114
15 From Near-Agreement to Stalemate = 123
16 The Camp David Debacle = 129
Part III The Comeback
17 The Diversification of Israeli Society = 141
18 The New Sharon = 148
19 The Third Attempt at Politicide = 154
20 What is Left of the Left? = 167
21 The Non-Violent Guerilla War = 181
Conclusion: Politicide in Progress = 199
Epilogue = 217
Recommended Reading = 233
Index = 235
Part I Present Past
1 Internal Contradictions and Crisis = 13
2 Historical Context = 20
3 Precedents: The First Attempt at Politicide = 23
4 Ideology and Military Practices = 31
5 Constitution of a Herrenvolk Republic = 35
5 Childhood in Colonial Palestine = 42
7 Sharon's First Round = 46
8 An Officer but Not a Gentleman = 54
9 The Patron of the Settlers = 69
10 The Second Attempt at Politicide = 79
11 The Horror of Sabra and Shatila = 92
Part II The Road to Sharonism
12 From Civil Rebellion to Inter-Communal War = 105
13 Oslo = 108
14 The Establishment of the Palestinian National Authority = 114
15 From Near-Agreement to Stalemate = 123
16 The Camp David Debacle = 129
Part III The Comeback
17 The Diversification of Israeli Society = 141
18 The New Sharon = 148
19 The Third Attempt at Politicide = 154
20 What is Left of the Left? = 167
21 The Non-Violent Guerilla War = 181
Conclusion: Politicide in Progress = 199
Epilogue = 217
Recommended Reading = 233
Index = 235