Israeli Diplomacy and the Quest for Peace

ISBN-13: 9781138973435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 280 str.

Mordechai Gazit;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Written by a former Israeli diplomat, this account of key issues in Israel's foreign policy offers a new insight into Israeli thinking. It also covers issues where the focus is on American, British, Egyptian and Jordanian diplomacy.

Spis treści

Part 1 Negotiations - Direct and Indirect: mediation and mediators; American and British Diplomacy and the Bernadotte Mission; the Israeli-Jordan peace negotations (1949-51) - King Abdallah's lonely effort. Part 2 Failed efforts and Israeli self-reproach: the Goldmann affair; an invitation to Cairo that never was; Egypt and Israel - was there a peace opportunity missed in 1971?; the stillborn London agreement between King Hussein and Shimon Peres. Part 3 Ben-Gurion and Gaza: Ben-Gurion's 1949 proposal to incorporate the Gaza Strip into Israel; the 1956 Sinai Campaign - Ben-Gurion, Gaza and French Mediation. Part 4 Israel and the United States: America and Israel - a special relationship not always special; Israeli military procurement from the United States; the genesis of the US-Israel military-strategic relationship and the Dimona issue. Part 5 Diplomacy and the Foreign Ministry: the role of the Foreign Ministry. Conclusion.

O autorze

Gazit, Mordechai