Ralph Bunche and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Mediation and the UN, 1947-1949

ISBN-13: 9780367870089 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 286 str.

Elad Ben-Dror

Opis

Ralph Bunche and the Arab-Israeli Conflict provides a comprehensive study of Ralph Bunche’s diplomatic activities on the Palestine question. Bunche was at the centre of the story from the referral of the issue to the United Nations in 1947 until the signing of the armistice agreements that ended the war. He began as advis

Recenzje

"Ben-Dror is content to examine Bunche’s work on the Arab-Israeli conflict, and by using extensive sources and material, he has succeeded in making an invaluable contribution to the vast literature on the Arab-Israeli conflict." Simon A. Waldman, King's College London, Journal of Iseaeli History, August 2016

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: Partition, War, and Mediation Chapter 1. The Road to the Partition Resolution Chapter 2. The Partition Resolution and its Failed Implementation Chapter 3. With Bernadotte Chapter 4. The "Acting Mediator" at the Paris Assembly Part II: The Armistice Talks Chapter 5: Conciliation Commission or Mediator? Chapter 6: The Talks between Israel and Egypt Chapter 7: The Talks between Israel and Lebanon and between Israel and Jordan Chapter 8: The Talks between Israel and Syria Chapter 9 The End of the Mission and an Assessment of Bunche’s Contribution to the Success of the Talks Conclusion

O autorze

Elad Ben-Dror is senior lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. His research focuses on various aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict, chiefly the UN's involvement in the late 1940s.