This book is of critical historical importance. Feldman and Toukan have raised Arab-Israeli mutual exploration to a new and exceptionally sensitive level. They have demonstrated thoughtfully and brilliantly that a new era of Mideast analysis has begun . . . must reading for policymakers and students of the area alike. This is a wise, stimulating, and incisive volume . . . should be thoroughly discussed in future regional security talks.

Steven L. Spiegel, UCLA

A few procedural points that could reap real gains. A timely reminder that Israelis and Arabs are talking.

Foreign Affairs

This book is a triumph for Middle East security-a unique collaboration between two scholars across the Arab-Israeli divide. The remarkable effort made by Feldman and Toukan-sons of two former adversary states-should serve as a model for peacemaking in other regions.

Graham T. Allison, Harvard University

An unprecedented collaborative effort. . . . The authors use a simple but effective format. . . . The book has considerable merit.

Yosef Lapid, New Mexico State University, Ethnic Conflict Research Digest

Offers an insightful and well-written overview of the security perceptions of Middle East states and effectively outlines the persisting dilemmas and opposing perspectives.

Mela Notes

A must for any serious student of current Middle Eastern security issues . . . incisive and visionary . . . Its collaborative production by two prominent Arab and Israeli strategic analysts makes its achievement even more remarkable.

Roscoe S. Suddarth, president, Middle East Institute