Routledge Handbook on Israel's Foreign Relations

Introduction

Israel’s Foreign Relations: An Overview

Joel Peters

Part I
Israel’s Foreign Relations: Thematic Issues

1. Energy Security and Israel's Foreign Relations

Gabriel Mitchell

2. Israel’s Security Imperative

Charles D. (Chuck) Freilich

3. The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict

Jeremy Pressman and Carol J. Gray

4. Maritime Issues and Israel's Foreign Relations

Ehud Eiran

5. Israel and the United Nations

Arie Geronik

Part II
Israel’s Foreign Relations: 1948–1973

6. Israel and the United States 1948–1973

David Tal

7. Israel and the Soviet Union 1948–1973

Guy Laron

8. Israel and Great Britain 1948–1973

Natan Aridan

9. Israel and France 1948–1973

Gadi Heimann

10. Israel and Germany 1948–1973

Lorena De Vita

11. Israel and the 'Alliance of the Periphery'

Noa Schonmann

12. Israel and Africa 1955–1973

Lynn Schler

Part III
Israel’s Foreign Relations: 1973–Present Day

13. Israel and the United States

Ilai Saltzman

14. Israel and Russia

Daniel Rakov

15. Israel and India

P. R. Kumaraswamy

16. Israel and China

Yoram Evron

17. Israel and Turkey

Nimrod Goren and Gallia Lindenstrauss

18. Israel, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Rob Geist Pinfold and Joel Peters

19. Israel and the Gulf States

Yoel Guzansky

20. Israel and Morocco

Michael M. Laskier

21. Israel and the Kurds

Ariel I. Ahram

22. Israel and the European Union

Sharon Pardo and Hila Zahavi

23. Israel and Great Britain

Azriel Bermant

24. Israel and France

Tsilla Hershco

25. Israel and Germany

Gisela Dachs

26. Israel and Central Europe

Irena Kalhousová

27. Israel and Poland

Joanna Dyduch

28. Israel and Africa

Yotam Gidron

29. Israel and Latin America

Daniel F. Wajner, Arie M. Kacowicz and Exequiel Lacovsky

30. Israel and Brazil

Guilherme Casarões and Samuel Feldberg

Biography

Joel Peters is Professor of Government and International Affairs and Associate Director of the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. His research interests and publications cover Israeli politics and foreign policy, the Arab–Israeli peace process, regional cooperation in the Middle East, and Europe’s relations in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.

Rob Geist Pinfold is Lecturer in International Peace and Security at Durham University and a Research Fellow at the Peace Research Center Prague. He is also a Senior Fellow at Charles University's Herzl Center for Israel Studies. Rob holds a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London. He is a scholar of international security and his research intersects the study of strategy and territorial conflict.

"Peters and Pinfold have put together an extremely impressive and comprehensive volume covering Israel’s foreign relations from its foundation in 1948 until the present day. This wide-ranging collection contains thirty concise chapters covering Israel’s relations with major global powers, whole regions of the world, and individual states in the Middle East. For any student or researcher seeking to understand the development of Israel’s foreign relations, this will prove to be an indispensable guide."

Jonathan Rynhold, Department of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

"Israeli foreign policy is a topic that is frequently discussed, but not always understood. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the changing nature and dynamics of Israel’s foreign relations from 1948 until the present day. In doing so, it illustrates how Israel sees the world, why it has prioritized relations with certain states, and what means it has used to build international support. Drawing on a diverse range of contributors, Pinfold and Peters’ volume is a must-read for students, scholars and practitioners seeking to understand modern Israel and its place in the world."

Dov Waxman, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies, Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, United States