The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab WorldW. W. Norton & Company, 2001 - 670 pagina's As it celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, the State of Israel could count many important successes, but its conflict with the Palestinians and the Arab world at large casts a long shadow over its history. What was promulgated as an "iron-wall" strategy--dealing with the Arabs from a position of unassailable strength--was meant to yield to a further stage where Israel would be strong enough to negotiate a satisfactory peace with its neighbors. The goal remains elusive. In this penetrating study, Avi Shlaim examines how variations of the iron-wall philosophy have guided Israel's leaders; he finds that, while the strategy has been successful, opportunities have been lost to progress from military security to broader peace. The Iron Wall brilliantly illuminates past progress and future prospects for peace in the Middle East. |
Inhoudsopgave
The Emergence of Israel 19471949 | 28 |
Consolidation 19491953 | 54 |
Attempts at Accommodation 19531955 | 95 |
The Road to Suez 19551957 | 143 |
The Alliance of the Periphery 19571963 | 186 |
Poor Little Samson 19631969 | 218 |
Immobilism 19691974 | 283 |
Disengagement 19741977 | 325 |
Political Paralysis 19841988 | 424 |
Stonewalling 19881992 | 461 |
The Breakthrough 19921995 | 502 |
The Setback 19951996 | 546 |
Back to the Iron Wall 19961998 | 564 |
Epilogue | 597 |
NOTES | 611 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 633 |
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Pagina 7 - His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
Pagina 3 - The aim of Zionism is to create for the Jewish people a home in Palestine secured by public law.
Pagina 3 - Congress in a word — which I shall guard against pronouncing publicly — it would be this: At Basel I founded the Jewish State. If I said this out loud today, I would be answered by universal laughter. Perhaps in five years, and certainly in fifty, everyone will know it.
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