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The Arab-Israeli conflict / T.G. Fraser.
LIBRA DS119.7 .F725 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fraser, T. G.
- Series:
- Studies in contemporary history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- Studies in contemporary history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 190 pages : map ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
- Summary:
- This clear and concise text sets out the basic arguments on each side of the conflict and traces their complex, and often bloody, path towards the moves leading to the Israeli-PLO accord. The second edition of this book is now thoroughly revised and updated to include the developments of the past few years.
- Contents:
- Map: Israel and its Arab Neighbours xiv
- The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 2
- The Impact of the First World War 6
- The British Mandate over Palestine 8
- The Holocaust 13
- American Jewish Support for Zionism 17
- 1 The Partition of Palestine and the Creation of Israel 22
- British and American Policies towards Palestine 22
- The Jewish Revolt 27
- The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry 28
- The King David Hotel Attack and its Consequences 31
- The UNSCOP Report 33
- The UNSCOP Report in the General Assembly 36
- The End of the British Mandate 39
- The Proclamation of the State of Israel 42
- The First Arab-Israeli War 43
- 2 The Problem Consolidated 49
- Israel after the 1948-49 War 49
- The Palestinians after the 1948-49 War 53
- The Egyptian Revolution 56
- Deteriorating Arab-Israeli Relations 58
- The Gaza Raid and its Consequences 61
- Origins of the Suez Crisis 63
- Nasser's Nationalisation of the Suez Canal 65
- 'Collusion' and War 66
- Consequences of the Suez Crisis 69
- Fatah and the Palestinian Revival 71
- 3 From War to War 76
- Origins of the June War 76
- The June War: Israel's Six Day Victory 80
- The Aftermath of War 82
- The Palestinian Revival 85
- The Israeli-American Link 87
- 'Black September' in Jordan 90
- Sadat's Foreign Policy 91
- The Yom Kippur War 95
- Kissinger and the Cease-fire 97
- Results of the War 99
- Kissinger's 'Step-by-Step' Diplomacy 101
- 'Reassessment' and the Return to Diplomacy 103
- 4 The Search for a Settlement 107
- The PLO after the 1973 War 107
- The PLO and the Lebanese Civil War 110
- Carter and the Return to Diplomacy 112
- Menahem Begin's Electoral Triumph 113
- Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem 116
- The Camp David Summit 119
- Reagan's Middle East Policy 122
- Israel's Lebanon War 124
- America Intervenes: The Multinational Force 126
- The Reagan Peace Plan 128
- The Sabra and Shatila Massacres 128
- America's Lebanese Debacle 130
- The Intifada 131
- Moves towards a Settlement 134
- The Gulf War 135
- The Bush-Baker Initiative 136
- The Breakthrough 137
- 5 An Uncertain Path 145
- The Peace Process under Arafat, Rabin and Peres 145
- The Peace Process in Crisis 148
- New Agendas 151
- Attempts to Restore the Peace Process 152
- The Al Aqsa Intifada 155
- The Mitchell and Tenet Plans 157
- 11 September 159
- Violence and Peace Moves 160
- 'Operation Defensive Shield' 162
- The Iraq Crisis and the 'Roadmap for Peace' 166.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0333717066
- 0333693515
- 1403913374
- 1403913382
- OCLC:
- 54536931
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