A History of the Israeli Army: 1874 to the Present- Israel's Foremost Military Expert Tells the Story of The Worlds Best Citizen Army

Schiff, Zeev

Macmillan

Track-II Diplomacy: Lessons from the Middle East (Belfer Center Studies in International Security)

Track-II talks in the Middle East―unofficial discussions among Israeli and Arab scholars, journalists, and former government and military officials―have been going on since soon after the 1967 Six Day War and have often paved the way for official negotiations. This book, a unique collaboration of Israeli and Palestinian authors, traces the history of these unofficial meetings, focusing on those that took place in the 1990s beginning just after the Gulf War. These talks were carried on without media coverage, and this book is the first sustained account of what took place. It is the inside story―the authors themselves participated in some of these discussions and interviewed participants in others.After describing the background of early Arab-Israeli discussions, the authors present six case studies of Track-II talks in the 1990s: the 1992-1993 discussions in Norway that led to the Oslo accords; Palestinian-Israeli talks held in the early 1990s under the auspices of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Israeli-Syrian meetings of 1992-1994; the 1994-1995 Stockholm talks convened by the Swedish government; talks held in 1995-1996 between Israeli settlers and representatives of the Palestinian Authority; and arms control and regional security discussions throughout the decade. Despite their different perspectives, the book's two Israeli and two Palestinian authors are able to reach shared conclusions about the effectiveness and consequences of Track-II talks. Track-II Diplomacy not only makes a valuable contribution to the historical record of Arab-Israeli diplomacy but also offers insights into the role of informal and non-official discussions in resolving conflicts.

History

Khalidi, Ahmad

Middle East

Mit Pr

Describes the political problems the Palestinian Uprising has caused Israeli leaders and suggests steps towards a resolution of the conflict

Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising-Israel's Third Front

Ya'Ari, Ehud

Africa

Simon&Schuster

Describes the political problems the Palestinian Uprising has caused Israeli leaders and suggests steps towards a resolution

Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising--Israel's Third Front

Touchstone Books

October Earthquake presents a chronological account of the days surrounding the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) War, along with the significant military and political events of each day of the conflict. Zeev Schiff’s comments on Israel’s exaggerated self-confidence, the hopelessness of Israeli leadership, the intelligence failure, the concept of the Bar Lev Line, the role of the air force, and the preparedness of the Arab army are interspersed throughout. Rather than judging and awarding "grades" to the parties involved in the war, this work bases itself on authentic source materials, such as recordings of command discussions during the battles, and documents. Many of the details included are not found elsewhere. The author skillfully weaves the recollections and accounts of many participants and commentators into a coherent narrative that brings to life the war’s events. Although written largely from the perspective of Israelis, October Earthquake reviews political, diplomatic, and military events in Egypt that set the stage for the war. In the postscript, Schiff also explores key lessons for Israel from the Yom Kippur War, which ended its sense of invincibility and complacency, despite Israel’s impressive victories on the battlefield. Winner of the Sokolov Prize, Israel’s highest journalism award, this book should be read by all foreign policy specialists, historians, and anyone interested in the Middle East.

October Earthquake Yom Kippur 1973

Transaction Pub

Peace With Security: Israel's Minimal Security Requirements in Negotiations With Syria (Policy Papers)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Washington Inst for Near East Pol

Intifadah (Hebrew Edition)

Shoḳen

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