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The Netherlands played a remarkable role during the October War and the oil crisis of 1973. In secret, the Dutch government sent a substantial amount of ammunition and spare parts to Israel. The Dutch supported Israel also politically. Within the EC they vetoed a more pro-Arab policy.The Arab oil producing countries punished The Netherlands by imposing an oil embargo. The embargo against the... Read more
Foreword, Ch.1: War in the Middle East, Ch.2: Difficulties, Ch.3: European Divisions, Ch.4: Domestic Measures, Ch.5: A European Summit, Ch.6: Rationing, Ch.7: From Copenhagen to Washington, Ch.8: Sweating it out, Conclusion, Notes, Archival Records, List of Acronyms and Terms, Bibliography, Index of Names, Index of Subjects.
Biography
Duco Hellema is professor of the History of International Relations at the University of Utrecht. Cees Wiebes is lecturer in International Relations at the Political Science Department of the University of Amsterdam. Toby Witte is lecturer in Political Science at the Rotterdam Polytechnic.
