Preventing Palestine : A Political History from Camp David to Oslo / Seth Anziska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anziska, Seth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Palestine--History--20th century.

Palestine.

Israel--Foreign relations--United States.

Israel.

Palestine--Foreign relations--United States.

Middle East--Palestine.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

On the fortieth anniversary of the Camp David Accords, a groundbreaking new history that shows how Egyptian-Israeli peace ensured lasting Palestinian statelessnessFor seventy years Israel has existed as a state, and for forty years it has honored a peace treaty with Egypt that is widely viewed as a triumph of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. Yet the Palestinians-the would-be beneficiaries of a vision for a comprehensive regional settlement that led to the Camp David Accords in 1978-remain stateless to this day. How and why Palestinian statelessness persists are the central questions of Seth Anziska's groundbreaking book, which explores the complex legacy of the agreement brokered by President Jimmy Carter.Based on newly declassified international sources, Preventing Palestine charts the emergence of the Middle East peace process, including the establishment of a separate track to deal with the issue of Palestine. At the very start of this process, Anziska argues, Egyptian-Israeli peace came at the expense of the sovereignty of the Palestinians, whose aspirations for a homeland alongside Israel faced crippling challenges. With the introduction of the idea of restrictive autonomy, Israeli settlement expansion, and Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the chances for Palestinian statehood narrowed even further. The first Intifada in 1987 and the end of the Cold War brought new opportunities for a Palestinian state, but many players, refusing to see Palestinians as a nation or a people, continued to steer international diplomacy away from their cause.Combining astute political analysis, extensive original research, and interviews with diplomats, military veterans, and communal leaders, Preventing Palestine offers a bold new interpretation of a highly charged struggle for self-determination.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface: The Road from Gush Etzion

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. Jimmy Carter's Vision

CHAPTER 2. Menachem Begin's Reality

CHAPTER 3. Egypt's Sacrificial Lamb

CHAPTER 4. Camp David and the Triumph of Palestinian Autonomy

CHAPTER 5. Neoconservatives Rising: Reagan and the Middle East

CHAPTER 6. The Limits of Lebanon

CHAPTER 7. Alternatives to the PLO?

CHAPTER 8. A Stillborn Peace

CONCLUSION: The Consequences of State Prevention

Acknowledgments

A Note on Sources

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9780691183985

0691183988

OCLC:

1043913649