Israel, the Hashemites and the Palestinians: The Fateful Triangle

by Efraim Karsh (Editor), P.R. Kumaraswamy (Editor)

Overview

This volume provides a wide ranging historical survey of the special relationship between the Zionist movement and Israel with the Hashemite family and its far-reaching implications for Middle Eastern affairs in general, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular. It includes chapters on Transjordan and the Yishuv, and the history of covert relations between Jordan and Israel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714683553
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/02/2003
Series:	Israeli History, Politics and Society
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Efraim Karsh, R.R. Kumaraswamy

Table of Contents

1. Israel, the Hashemites and the Palestinians: The Fateful Triangle 2. The Imperialist Ties that Bind: Transjordan and the Yishuv 3. Jordan's Alliance with Israel and its Effects on Jordanian-Arab Relations 4. Is Jordan Palestine? Comparing Palestinian Perspectives in the Palestinian Authority, Israel and Jordan on Jordanian-Israeli Relations 5. The Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty: Patterns of Negotiation, Problems of Implementation 6. Israel, Jordan and the Masha'al Affair 7. Political Liberalization and Monarchical Succession in Jordan 8. "Normalization" and "Anti-Normalization" in Jordan: The Public Debate 9. Water in Israeli-Jordanian Relations: From Conflict to the Danger of Ecological Disaster 10. Changing Identities in Jordan