The conflict between Palestinians and Israelis has heightened since 2001, even as any perceived threat to Israel from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, or even Syria, has declined. Israel, according to Chaim Herzog, Israel "s sixth President, had been Sborn in battle and would be Sobliged to live by the sword. Yet, the Israeli government "s conquest and occupation of the West Bank and Gaza brought about a very difficult challenge, although resistance on a mass...