Examines how Israeli Palestinians have fared under Jewish rule, revealing both Israels attitude toward minorities and Palestinians attitudes toward the Jewish state and analyzes the Israeli state's policy towards its Palestinian citizens.

Prologue : Hostile aliens in their own homeland -- Introduction -- Out of the ashes of the Nakbah -- The open wound: military rule and its lasting impact -- Military rule by other means, 1967-1977 -- Between the day of the land and the first intifada, 1976-1987 -- After the first intifada: between Palestinian assertiveness and Jewish uncertainty, 1987-1995 -- The hopeful years and their demise, 1995-2000 -- The 2000 earthquake and its impact -- Epilogue : The oppressive state.