This title represents a comprehensive study of Israel's attempts to build diplomatic relations with countries on the Asian continent. Dr Abadi argues that, despite the persistence of the Arab Israeli conflict, the Israeli Foreign Ministry was remarkably successful in gaining recognition in most Asian countries. Israeli success was the result of a number of international developments, including the collapse of the Soviet Union, which left the USA as the only global superpower; the onset of the peace process, which reduced the risk of association with Israel; and Israel's ability to share its...
This title represents a comprehensive study of Israel's attempts to build diplomatic relations with countries on the Asian continent. Dr Abadi argues ...
This book analyzes Israel's leadership from the rise of the Zionist movement to the present. That leadership, Abadi holds, has been declining since David Ben Gurion, the founder and first prime minister of the state, retired from politics. Not only were the early leaders of Zionism more charismatic, the author argues, but later leaders have faced domestic and external constraints that tied their hands regarding the economy, the need to absorb immigrants, and the demand to expand and modernize the army. Contemporary leaders have proven to be unequal to the task of dealing with these...
This book analyzes Israel's leadership from the rise of the Zionist movement to the present. That leadership, Abadi holds, has been declining since...
