Sadat And Begin: The Domestic Politics Of Peacemaking

by Melvin A Friedlander

Overview

The architects of the Camp David process expected their efforts to become a broad and inclusive framework for peace in the Middle East. Dr. Friedlander's book demonstrates how domestic factors affecting policy decisions made in both Cairo and Jerusalem prevented Sadat and Begin from embracing a structure that would yield a more comprehensive arrangement. Sadat, for example, confronted an antipeace movement in Egypt, strengthened by then-Vice President Mubarak's ties to the military-security establishment and his alliance with members of the Arab nation's diplomatic corps. Begin was opposed by Israeli conservatives who saw the Camp David formulas as leading to a peace that would jeopardize Israel's security. Both leaders, Dr. Friedlander concludes, were able ultimately to guide their nations toward approval of the peace initiative primarily because of their mastery of techniques of domestic intra-elite bargaining.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000310658
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/21/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	338
File size:	784 KB

About the Author

Friedlander, Melvin A

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Struggle for a Geneva Conference -- 2. The Soviet-American Communique -- 3. Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem -- 4. The Triangular Relationship -- 5. The Triangular Relationship Deepens -- 6. Meeting at Carp David -- 7. "Peace is at Hand" - Almost -- 8. The Peacemakers -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.