In the Shadow of the Holocaust and the Inquisition: Israel's Relations with Francoist Spain

ISBN-13: 9780714643519 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 288 str.

Raanan Rein;Rein Raanan; Martha Grenzeback

Opis

This is an analysis of the reasons for the failure of all efforts to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and Francoist Spain from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. It uncovers the political discussions and the diplomatic moves of each country as well as the the mutual images common in Spain and Israel, and their influence on both public opinion and policy makers. In the late 1940s the Francoist dictatorship was eager to form ties with the new Jewish state. At that stage it was Israel who rejected any rapprochement with Franco. In the mid-1950s however, Israel became interested in cultivating a closer relationship with Madrid. Now it was Franco's turn to say no. Only in January 1986 did Spain's Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez and Israel's Labour Prime Minster Shimon Perez, sign the agreement to establish full diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Spis treści

The Jewish Chronicle - "a fascinating story well told."



Middle East and Northern Africa - " Raanan Rein handles the archives of Britain, Israel, Spain and the United States with ease. Throughout the book, he usses Spanish and Israeli press accounts to fill the lacunae in available archices. This work is an impressive sequel to his first book, The Franco-Peron Alliance: Relations between Spain and Argentina, 1946-1955"



Diplomacy and Statecraft - "In this well-written (and well-translated) volume, which is based mainly on primary sources, such as government documents, newspapers and personal interviews, Rein meticulously describes the efforts of both governments to develop a formal relationship with the other ... It can be read with profit by anyone concerned with the way international diplomacy truly works (as opposed to the way many statesmen and scholars would like diplomacy to work)"



The International History Review - "well researched and well-written study"



"A fascinating study of the relations between the two states... Rein"s book s commendable, particularly for his assembling of the historical data, the result of meticulous research conducted in Israel, Spain, the US and Great Britain. He has accorded appropriate weight to each of the many facts and theories surrounding the emotional relationship between Israel and Spain."

- Journal of Israeli History

O autorze

Raanan Rein