British Imperialism and the end of the Palestine mandate, Wm. Roger Louis; the president versus the diplomats, Peter Grose; the Soviet role in the emergence of Israel, Oles M. Smolansky; the Zionist perspective, Michael J. Cohen; the Arab perspective, Walid Khalidi; historical overview, J.C. Hurewitz; historiographical essay, Robert W. Stookey; chronology; contributors.