Conflicted Are the Peacemakers : Israeli and Palestinian Moderates and the Death of Oslo / Eric N. Budd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Budd, Eric N., 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993---Peace.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Peace-building--Middle East.

Peace-building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The 1993 Oslo Accords were a key attempt to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict whose failure was largely attributed to extremists on both sides. The book challenges this conventional wisdom by examining the role of Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers themselves in derailing the peace process. Looking at the role of moderates before and after Oslo, the different agreements and peace proposals they negotiated, and their rhetoric, the book shows that these peacemakers retained an inherent ambivalence toward the peace process and one another. This prevented them and their constituents from committing to the process and achieving a lasting peace. This unique survey shows how the people who drive the peace process can not only undermine it, but also prevent its successful conclusion. By dealing with such an important aspect of negotiation, the book will foster a better understanding of the role of moderates and why peace processes may falter. It will fill a gap in the literature and be a valuable research tool for anyone studying conflict processes, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and Middle East politics."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1. Introduction: The Moderates and the Elusive Search for Peace

2. The Road to Oslo

3. The Road from Oslo

4. Israeli and Palestinian Peacemakers: Can They Talk the Talk?

5. Israeli and Palestinian Peacemakers: Can They Walk the Walk?

6. The Death of Oslo: What Lessons Can We Learn?

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and index.

ISBN:

9781441113191

1441113193

9781501300929

150130092X

9781283874168

1283874164

9781441151667

1441151664

OCLC:

823724850