Making Peace With The Plo: The Rabin Government's Road To The Oslo Accord

by David Makovsky

Overview

After decades of branding Yasser Arafat an arch-terrorist, Israel has embraced the PLO leader as a partner for peace. In this study of one of the most extraordinary examples of secret diplomacy in the second half of the twentieth century, David Makovsky, diplomatic correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, explores the personal, domestic, regional, and

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367316778
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/27/2019
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Makovsky is the diplomatic correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and a special correspondent for U.S. News and World Report. He was the 1994 corecipient of the National Press Club's Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence.

Table of Contents

Prologue, I The Unforeseen Peace Process, II Drafting the Declaration of Principles, III Upgrading the Oslo Talks, IV Brinkmanship, V The Israeli Political Environment, VI International and Regional Changes, VII Rabin's Personal Road to Oslo, VIII The Lessons of Oslo, Epilogue

What People are Saying About This

Samuel W. Lewis

An extraordinary achievement...[it] is simply a tour de force.

Abba Eban

Distinguished by meticulous research, stylish prose, and many new insights. It is by far the easiest avenue now available for understanding the tortuous complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian relationship.

Editorial Reviews

With meticulous research and interviews with nearly all of the key Israeli players, the author provides a clear, detailed and very readable account of how, and equally important, why the Oslo agreement came about. It unravels the politics of why Prime Minister Rabin shifted policy in the course of 1993 and decided to deal with the PLO. An important adition to the literature on the topic.

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