The US, Israel, and Egypt : diplomacy in the shadow of attrition, 1969-70 / Yehuda U. Blanga ; translated from the Hebrew by Lenn Schramm and Ben Bokser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blanga, Yehuda U., author.

Contributor:

Schramm, Lenn J., translator.

Bokser, Ben, translator.

Series:

Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society ; 66.

Israeli history, politics and society ; 66

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

War of Attrition, Middle East, 1969-1970--Diplomatic history.

War of Attrition, Middle East, 1969-1970.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1967-1973--Diplomatic history.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Conflict management--Middle East.

Conflict management.

Diplomatic history.

United States--Foreign relations--Egypt.

United States.

International relations.

Egypt.

Egypt--Foreign relations--United States.

Israel--Foreign relations--United States.

Israel.

United States--Foreign relations--Israel.

United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.

Politics and government.

Egypt--Politics and government--1952-1970.

Israel--Politics and government--1967-1993.

Arab-Israeli conflict--Diplomatic history.

Diplomatic relations.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

x, 269 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Language Note:

Translated from the original Hebrew into English.

Summary:

"This book deals with the diplomatic triangle of Israel, the United States, and Egypt during the War of Attrition along the Suez Canal in 1969-1970. Considering the Egyptian president's political positions and outlooks on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the pan-Arab sphere, relations with the United States, the study reviews the internal disagreements between the State Department and Henry Kissinger, the national security adviser in the White House. The study demonstrates that the United States and Egypt worked together to thaw their relations after the severance of ties in June 1967, motivated by a desire to protect and advance their interests in the Middle East. The book is based chiefly on textual analysis of political and historical events in the domain of international relations, but with the same attention to internal policy as well. In addition, the research draws chiefly on primary sources that have only recently been released to the general public and that have not yet been the subject of serious analysis. The lion's share of the work is based on qualitative content analysis of documents from the National Archives in Washington and especially of the US State Department. Providing a reading that is new, comprehensive, and complete, both with regard to the scope of the sources as well as the analysis of developments in the relations between Egypt and the United States, this book is a key resource for students and scholars interested in the Arab-Israeli conflict, political science and diplomacy, Israeli studies and the Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

An internal shock : Egypt after the 1967 war

Nasser is waiting for Nixon : first attempts to achieve an accord

Why are they shooting?

A table for four : De Gaulle and the multi-power diplomatic initiatives to resolve the Middle East crisis

The Sisco-Dobrynin talks : the failure of the effort to draft a joint peace plan

Downhill : the failure of the October initiative and the first Rogers Plan

The day after : from failed peace proposals to a cease-fire initiative

"The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming!" : the Soviet involvement in the War of Attrition

The second Rogers Plan : the initiative to end the War of Attrition

Different perspectives : the violation of the cease-fire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Blanga, Yehuda U. US, Israel and Egypt.

ISBN:

9781138319974

113831997X

OCLC:

1120902826

Publisher Number:

99983261570