Between Lausanne and Geneva: International Conferences and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

by Abraham Ben-Zvi

Overview

This book analyzes the concept of an international conference as referred to by the major parties involved to resolve at least one facet of the Arab-Israel predicament. The restrictive type of conference has proved to be effective in resolving or stabilizing certain elements of the conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429710247
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/22/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	288 KB

About the Author

ABRAHAM BEN-ZVI is professor in the Department of Political Science and a research fellow at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University. In addition, Professor Ben-Zvi will become, in October 1998, the head of the Morris E. Ruriel Center for International Studies, Tel Aviv University. He is author of The Illusion of Deterrence: The Roosevelt Presidency and the Origins of the Pacific War and The United States and Israel: The Limits of the Special Relationship (Columbia).

Table of Contents

Summary -- A Theoretical Framework: Presentation and Implementation -- In Pursuit of the 'Geneva Option': A Juxtaposition, 1985-1988 and Beyond -- Conclusions and Postscript -- Appendix 1 King Hussein Addresses Nation on Middle East Peace (background to international conference proposal), February 19, 1986 (Amman Television Service, February 19, 1986, in FBIS MEA, no. 34, February 20, 1986) -- Appendix 2 The Provisions of the April 11, 1987 London Accords (quoted from Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres' United Nations Address, September 29, 1987) -- Appendix 3 The February 1988 American Peace Plan (text of the letter which Secretary of State George P. Shultz wrote on March 4 to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of Israel outlining the American peace proposal. A similar letter was sent to King Hussein of Jordan. Quoted by The New York Times, March 10, 1988) -- Appendix 4 The Soviet Proposal for a Middle East Settlement, July 29, 1984 (Pravda, July 30, 1984, FBIS SOV, no. 147, July 30, 1984)

Editorial Reviews

Traces and analyzes the attitudes of the major Middle East actors toward the international conference as a means of facilitating settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Emphasizes US and Israeli approaches and the recent evolution of the conference idea. Not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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