Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left, 1967-1989

ISBN-13: 9781107089860 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 506 str.

Jeffrey Herf

Opis

This book examines antagonism to Israel by East and West Germany, from the Six-Day War through the Cold War.

Recenzje

'Herf has written a readable and informative study of the GDR's position toward Israel, which adds a new chapter to the research of the history of German-Israeli relations. It is based on a large corpus of primary sources and is methodologically well composed. Undeclared Wars with Israel will be a useful source for those studying German and Israeli history, the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the history of international relations, and the history of the European left.' Philipp Lenhard, H-Judaic

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. East Germany and the Six-Day War of June 1967; 3. An anti-Israel left emerges in West Germany: the conjuncture of June 1967; 4. Diplomatic breakthrough to military alliance: East Germany, the Arab states, and the PLO 1969–73; 5. Palestinian terrorism in 1972: Lod airport, the Munich Olympics, and responses; 6. Formalizing the East German alliance with the PLO and the Arab states: 1973; 7. Political warfare at the United Nations during the Yom Kippur War of 1973; 8. 1974: Palestinian terrorist attacks on Kiryat Shmona and Maalot and responses in East Germany, West Germany, Israel, the United States, and the United Nations; 9. The UN 'Zionism is racism' revolution of November 10, 1975; 10. The Entebbe hijacking and 'selection' and the West German 'revolutionary cells'; 11. An alliance deepens: East Germany, the Arab states, and the PLO: 1978–82; 12. Terrorism from Lebanon to Israel's 'operation peace for Galilee': 1977–82; 13. Loyal friends in defeat: 1983–9 and after; 14. Conclusion.