The Arab-Israeli peace process initiated in the wake of the Gulf War has once again brought the question of Palestinian autonomy to the forefront of Middle East politics. Palestinian autonomy has been debated since the Camp David Accords in 1978, and a fascinating and largely unexamined record of ideas, proposals, and understandings has accumulated
Biography
Harvey Sicherman, author of numerous books and articles, is a consultant and an adjunct scholar at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He served as special assistant to Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Jr., as a consultant to Secretary George Schultz, and as a member of Secretary James A. Baker III’s policy planning staff. A graduate of the University of Scranton, Dr. Sicherman earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as associate director for research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.