This volume reviews the lessons thatcan be drawn from external funding for the Israeli-Palestinian peace and reconstructionprocess over the last decade. What are the implications -for Palestinians, Israelis, andinternational actors -of this experience in light of plans for Israeli withdrawal from theGaza Strip? What are the realistic possibilities for a viable Palestinian state? What arethe responsibilities, opportunities, and constraints for external actors? A major aspect ofthe last decade has been the three-way relationship between aid, diplomacy, and "facts onthe ground" during one of the most difficult and frustrating periods in the history of theMiddle East. This book offers analyses of the relationship between aid and diplomacy overthis period and in particular the role that external assistance has played - and could nowplay -in supporting peace strategies. Aimed at senior policymakers, diplomats, donors, andacademics involved in the peace and reconstruction process in the West Bank and Gaza,Aid, Diplomacy, and Facts on the Ground will alsoprovide lessons for those involved in similar processes in other regions. Contributorsinclude Yossi Alpher (Bitter Lemons), Geoffrey Aronson (Foundation for Middle East Peace),Christian Berger (External Relations Directorate General, EC), Rex Brynen (McGillUniversity), Claude Bruderlein (Harvard University), Larry Garber (former USAID MissionDirector, Jerusalem), Eyad El Sarraj (Gaza Community and Mental Health Hospital), JeffHalper (Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions), Mustaq Khan (SOAS), Karma Nabulsi(Nuffield College, Oxford University), Harish Parvathaneni (UNRWA, Gaza), Nigel Roberts(World Bank, Jerusalem), Sarah Roy (Harvard University), Nader Said (Birzeit University),David Shearer (OCHA, Jerusalem), and Jimmy Weinblatt (Ben Gurion University).