From Rabin to Netanyahu: Israel's Troubled Agenda

by Efraim Karsh (Editor)

Overview

Benjamin Netanyahu's 1996 election victory marked a major turnaround in his fortunes, for only a few months earlier his political career had seemed finished. This book examines what his victory means both domestically and internationally.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135254452
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/05/2013
Series:	Israeli History, Politics and Society
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Efraim Karsh

Table of Contents

This book goes a long way to explaining at least the choices and room for manoeuvre Netanyahu has for the foreseeable future...so it presents a comprehensive account of the profound changes which Israel has undergone in the 1990s not only in attitudes and policies towards the peace process but in domestic policies as well vital addition to the literature" Israeli Perspectives Journal Of Peace Research: "Still, the book pays justice to the volatility and complexity of Israeli politics, and is interesting reading for researchers and students of Middle Eastern Politics." "....a comprehensive, very useful and vey informative examination of Israel"s domestic agenda, of the peace process and of the Jewish state"s relations with its neighbours". Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East Correspondent

Editorial Reviews

Sixteen contributions offer international perspectives on the election of Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel in 1996; the formation of the Netanyahu government; and the implications for the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, relations with Egypt, and domestic changes, such as the growing schism between secular and religious Jews. Some contributors discuss the influence of Yitzhak Rabin. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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