Jerome M. Segal, an American philosopher whose writings in 1988 were a catalyst for the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, is author of Creating the Palestinian State and coauthor of Negotiating Jerusalem. He is internationally known as one of the most innovative conflict-resolution practitioners.

Contents
Foreword, by Noam Chomsky
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 • The Unilateral Surprise
2 • The Evolution of the Palestine Liberation Organization Prior to the Declaration
3 • 1988: Leading Up to the Declaration
4 • How the Declaration Was Drafted
5 • Darwish
6 • Two Declarations: Israeli and Palestinian Side by Side
7 • Reactions to the Declaration and Meeting the US Conditions
8 • The Struggle with the United States over Recognition of the New State
9 • PLO Strategy and the Declaration
10 • Early Statehood and Opportunities to Return to the Declaration
11 • The Path Out of the Current Impasse: Palestinian Peacemaking
Conclusion: The Significance of the Declaration
Appendix: State of Palestine Declaration of Independence
Notes
Index