The Lingering Conflict (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

Aprašymas

In The Lingering Conflict Itamar Rabinovich, a former chief negotiator for Israel, providesunique and authoritative insight into the prospects for genuine peace in the Middle East. His presentation includes a detailed insider account of the peace processes of 1992OCo96 and a frank dissection of the more dispiriting record since then.RabinovichOCOs firsthand experiences as a negotiator and as IsraelOCOs ambassador to the United States provide a valuable perspective from which to view the major players involved. Fresh analysis of ongoing situations in the region and the authorOCOsauthoritative take on key figures such as Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu shednew light on the long and tumultuous history of Arab-Israeli relations. His bookis a shrewd assessment of the past and current state of affairs in the Middle East, as well as a sober look at the prospects for a peaceful future.While Rabinovich explains the conflict between Israel and the PalestiniansOCoa classic dispute between two national movements claiming the same landOCoThe Lingering Conflict also considers the broader political, cultural, and increasingly religious conflict between the Jewish state and Arab nationalism. He approaches the troubled region in an international context, offering provocative analysis of AmericaOCOs evolving role and evaluation of its diplomatic performance.This book builds on the authorOCOs previous seminal work on geopolitics in the Middle East, particularly Waging Peace. As Rabinovich brings the Arab-Israeli conflict up to date, he widens the scope of his earlier insights into efforts to achieve normal, peaceful relations. And, of course, he takes full account of recent social and political tumult in the Middle East, discussing the Arab Spring uprisingsOCoand the subsequent retaliation by dictators such as SyriaOCOs al-Asad and LibyaOCOs QaddafiOCoin the context of Arab-Israeli relations