| Pollution in a Promised Land |
| [Dedication] |
| Contents |
| Illustrations |
| Acknowledgments |
| Preface |
 | 1. The Pathology of a Polluted River |
| 2. Reclaiming a Homeland |
| 3. Palestine's Environment, 1900–1949 |
| 4. The Forest's Many Shades of Green |
| 5. The Emergence of an Israeli Environmental Movement |
| 6. A General Launches a War for Wildlife |
 | 7. The Quantity and Quality of Israel's Water Resources |
| • | A RELUCTANT WATER CHIEF |
| • | WATER PLANNING: WHO'S IN CHARGE? |
| • | A DESERT FANTASY |
| • | TVA ON THE JORDAN |
| • | WATER WARS: ROUND 1 |
| • | STAGE THREE: THE NATIONAL WATER CARRIER |
| • | THE NATIONAL CARRIER: THE ENVIRONMENTAL UPSHOT |
| • | NEW WATER LAW, NEW WATER COMMISSIONER, OLD WATER POLICY |
| • | THE MIXED BLESSINGS OF WASTEWATER REUSE |
| • | SALINITY: THE POLLUTANT OF CHOICE |
| • | BLUE BABIES AND NITRATES |
| • | ISRAEL'S IRRIGATION MIRACLE |
| • | INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION |
| • | MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITY: THE MISSING LINK |
| • | THE KINNERET SECRETARIAT: A RARE POINT OF LIGHT |
| • | THE END OF THE OVERDRAFT ERA? |
| • | THE WATER CYCLE |
| • | THE LAST DROP |
| 8. Israel's Urban Environment, 1948–1988 |
| 9. A Ministry of the Environment Comes of Age |
| 10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment |
| 11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride |
| 12. Toward a Sustainable Future? |
| Notes |
| Index |