1st Edition

Israel On The Road To Peace Accepting The Unacceptable

By Ziva Flamhaft Copyright 1996
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

An in-depth study of the effects of Israel's internal struggles on the Arab-Israeli peace process, this book examines how Israel's leaders and citizens have reacted to the various proposals in the post?Camp David era, including the 1982 Reagan plan, the 1988 Shultz initiative, and the 1989 Mubarak and Baker plans. Ziva Flamhaft also analyzes reactions to the signing of the Declaration of... Read more

Introduction: Israel, the Stubborn Partner; The Peacemakers; International Interests in a Stabilized Middle East; Beyond Camp David; A New Beginning: The Reagan Initiative; The First Alternative: Secretary Shultzs Initiative; Another Approach: The Baker Peace Initiative; The Final Building Block: The Madrid Conference; The Breakthrough: The; Oslo Connection; The Israeli Domestic Scene; The Domestic Debate Over Peace, Security, and Territorial Rights; The Growth of the Israeli Right: The Emergence of Gush Emunim and the Rise of the Likud; The First Fallout: The Near-Collapse of the National Unity Government; The Second Fallout: The Collapse of the National Unity Government; The End of Likuds Domination; The Road to Peace.

Biography

In 1968, having been victimized by war, Ziva Flamhaft was the first to mobilize public opinion in Israel against government discrimination of childless war widows. She later came to the United States as an employee of the Israeli government. Since 1985 she has taught political science at Queens College of the City University of New York. Her current work involves women's outlook on war and peace in the Middle East.