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Acknowledgments The ideas for this book developed over several years spent at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University. My deepest gratitude goes to Professor William Graham who read endless drafts ofthe chapters and provided me with countless comments, ideas, and encouragement. His interest and commitment to the project played a major role in its completion. I would also like to thank Professor Roger Owen who read an early draft of the study and provided helpful suggestions that contributed to the final product, although I alone am responsible for its shortcomings. This study could not have been completed without my husband Alon. From assistance at the archives, to translations, to endless computer queries and crises, he was always by my side, ready to help. My deepest gratitude and love are reserved for him always. I also want to thank my children, Anat, Eytan, and Shira, for filling my life with joy and love. Finally, I want to thank my parents for inspiring me with their confidence, and my grandmother for her example of an independent mind. I am grateful to the Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities for the extensive support which made this book possible. I also appreciate grants from the U.S. Department of Education and the Center for International Affairs at Harvard which enabled me to conduct field research in Israel, where I found the primary sources which provided the backbone of the study. Although I cannot thank all of the individuals who provided me with the guidance and sources to explore this little known chapter in Israeli history, I would especially like to thank Mr. Gilad Livne of the Israel State Archives for his invaluable assistance. Material contained in Chapters Five and Seven of this study appeared, in different form, in two articles of mine: "The Crystallization of an Israeli Policy towards Christian and Muslim Holy Places, 1948-1955," Muslim World, 84, nos. 1-2 (1994): 60-91; and "The Islamic Movement in Israel," in Islam, Muslims , and the Modern State, edited by Hussin Mutalib and Taj ul-Islam Hashmi (London: Macmillan and St. Martin's Press, 1994): 278-297. (Reprinted by permission of Macmillan Academic and Professional Ltd. and St. Martin's Press.) Xl xu ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In this study, I have reserved the term Palestinians for residents of the West Bank and Gaza, as distinct from Muslims or Arabs in Israel. I made this distinction for reasons of clarity only, with no political intent. As this book is based mainly on Hebrew documents from Israeli archives, I have translated their titles into English to avoid lengthy transliterations which would make the book more difficult to read. All the translations from both Hebrew and Arabic are my own, and I take full responsibility for any errors. Transliteration is according to the standard system, except for names of places, public figures, and familiar words, where the most common English spellings were used. ...

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