Arabs and Israelis : conflict and peacemaking in the Middle East / Abdel Monem Said Aly (chairman of the board, CEO and director, Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo), Shai Feldman (director, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA), Khalil Shikaki (director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Ramallah).
Select chronology : key moments in the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1516-2012 -- The formative years -- The partitioning of Palestine : "Nakba" and Independence -- Under the Cold War : the 1956 Sinai-Suez War -- The 1967 War : the victory and the "Naksa" -- From limited war to limited accommodation -- Camp David and the Lebanon War -- From the First Intifada to Madrid and Oslo -- Failures of implementation of the Madrid Conference -- Oslo's state-building and peacemaking -- The failure of permanent status negotiations -- The Second Intifada -- From the Second Lebanon War to the Arab Awakening -- Conclusion : a conflict that never ends? -- Appendix : separation barrier map.
Summary:
"Written by a distinguished team of authors comprising an Israeli, a Palestinian, and an Egyptian presenting a broader Arab perspective, this textbook offers a balanced and nuanced introduction to this highly contentious subject."--Back cover.
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