| 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 |
| • | FIFTEEN YEARS AN ORPHAN |
| • | TOWARD A NATURE RESERVE AUTHORITY |
| • | THE KNESSET'S GREENEST DAY |
| • | SMILANSKY'S SOLOMONIC COMPROMISE |
| • | AVRAHAM YOFFE ENTERS THE STAGE |
| • | A SAFE PLACE FOR NATURE |
| • | FLOWER POWER |
| • | RANGERS AND NATURALISTS |
| • | NATURAL ENEMIES |
| • | THE NEXT GENERATION |
| • | AN AMBIVALENT QUEST FOR GOOD SCIENCE |
| • | THE WATCHDOG BARKS |
| • | DANCING WITH LEOPARDS |
| • | THE LEOPARD'S LEGACY |
| • | RECLAIMING DIVERSITY: THE HAI BAR INITIATIVE |
| • | “NEW DEAL” FOR NATURE |
| • | A BASIS FOR HOPE |
| 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 |
| 10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment |
| 11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride |
| 12. Toward a Sustainable Future? |
| Notes |
| Index |