Table of Contents

Introduction  1. Personnel Changes in the Defense Establishment  2. Basic Security Issues  3. Escalation - Stage 1: From Skirmishes in the Demilitarized Zones to Aerial Sorties  4. Escalation - Stage 2: Diversion  5. The Dispute with Syria Worsens  6. Escalation - Stage 3: 'Harassment'  7. The General Staff Wants a 'Frontal Clash'  8. Israel-Jordan: The Israeli Dilemma, the Jordanian Dilemma  9. The Clash with Syria Approaches  10. Conflagration  11. The Trigger  12. The Start of the Crisis  13. The Era of Diplomacy  14. The Revision of Intelligence Evaluation and the Shift to Offensive Planning  15. Casus Belli  16. The Army Pressures the Government  17. The Politicians' Quandary  18. The Height of the Diplomatic Campaign - and the Outcome  19. Waiting  20. Establishment of a National Unity Government: The Military Aspect  21. The Strategic Turning Point: The Egypt-Jordan Defense Pact  22. The Decisive Meeting in the Pit: The Ministerial Committee versus the General Staff  23. The Decisive Stage: War