1. Formation of the Zionist plan, 1864-1917 -- 2. The Balfour Declaration and the Paris Peace Conference, 1917-1919 -- 3. Lead up to the British Mandate, 1919-1921 -- 4. The Zionists strengthen their position, 1921 -- 5. Zionism and the Nazis -- 6. Clashes and enquiries, 1921-1931 -- 7. Arab resistance and the Peel Commission Report, 1936-1937 -- 8. The slide to war and the strengthening of Zionist power, 1937-1939 -- 9. The balance of power in Palestine shifts, 1939-1945 -- 10. The decline of the British Empire and the rise of American hegemony -- 11. The turning point: Truman endorses partition, 1947 -- 12. The use of force and displacement of the Arabs from Palestine -- 13. Unsuccessful Arab intervention, the failure of the UN and Zionist expansionism -- 14. Palestine conquered and transformed: myths and realities -- 15. The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1956-2000 -- 16. The Arab-Israeli Conflict from 2001