1. Israel in the world order : social and international perspectives / Sasson Safer -- 2. Peace policy as domestic and foreign policy : the Israeli case / Yaacov Bar-Simon-Tov -- 3. Voters' attitudes on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the 1996 elections / Abraham Diskin -- 4. The Israeli right and the peace process / Ehud Sprinzak -- 5. The Labor Party and the peace process / Reuven Y. Hazan -- 6. The Israeli Arabs and Israeli foreign policy : minority participation in ethnonational politics / Hillel Frisch -- 7. Regional conflict, country risk, and foreign direct investment in the Middle East / Victor Lavy -- 8. The peace process and the internationalization of internal legal arrangements / Menachem Hofnung -- 9. The role of the media in shaping Israeli public opinion / Chanan Naveh -- 10. The unique approach to military-societal relations in Israel and its impact on foreign and security policy / Moshe Lissak.