From a sincere desire for real justice in the embattled Holy Land, the organizers of the first Jerusalem Summit brought together some of the world's foremost experts in the holy city in 2003. The theme of the conference,"Building Peace on Truth," highlighted the failures of many peace initiatives through the years, while pointing to new, realistic solutions. The essays in The Jerusalem Alternative expose some of the fallacies of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and inform readers who have relied on network news coverage and the usual journalists to explain complex events and individuals.