| 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 |
| 8. Israel's Urban Environment, 1948–1988 |
 | 9. A Ministry of the Environment Comes of Age |
| • | ELECTION STALEMATE |
| • | LABOR PAINS |
| • | MILOH'S FIRST FIGHT |
| • | A MINISTRY WITHOUT A MINISTER |
| • | THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING |
| • | AN UNPOPULAR BOSS |
| • | AN ACCIDENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HERO |
| • | ENVIRONMENTAL EUPHORIA |
| • | THE MEDIA DARLING |
| • | FROM POVERTY TO MIDDLE CLASS |
| • | AN ENVIRONMENTAL YEAR |
| • | A GREENER MINISTRY |
| • | OPEN SPACES |
| • | SARID'S POLITICAL REALITY CHECK |
| • | SYMPTOMS VERSUS STRATEGY |
| • | OUT OF TIME |
| • | LIFE WITH A MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT |
| • | CHANGE AND CONTINUITY |
| • | EVERYONE'S PROBLEM AND NO ONE'S IN PARTICULAR |
| 10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment |
| 11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride |
| 12. Toward a Sustainable Future? |
| Notes |
| Index |