Overview

Track-Two Diplomacy toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014 is an important insider account of a crucial set of negotiations aimed at settling a seemingly endless conflict. It brings out many new details of negotiating sessions and internal policy and strategy debates, and it is especially insightful on the thirteen-year process that led to the September 1993 Oslo Accords. Signed on the White House lawn in the presence of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat, the treaty was a landmark occasion followed shortly thereafter by the unraveling of the Israeli-Palestinian permanent status negotiations. The historical narrative focuses on series of negotiations and ongoing efforts under particular Israeli governments. Each chapter concludes with discussions of successes, failures, and lessons learned.

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Author:   Yair Hirschfeld
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.885kg
ISBN:  

9781421414140

ISBN 10:   1421414147
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   31 December 2014
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Camp David Accords Lay the Foundations for a Two-State Solution, 1978-79 2. The First Multitrack Diplomacy Efforts and the Unsuccessful Jordanian Option, 1979-88 3. A Multitrack Approach to Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, 1989-91 4. Back-Channel Negotiations in Norway: The Challenges, the Planning, and the Track-Two Efforts of the Oslo Accords, 1991-93 5. Preparing for Permanent Status: The First Attempt, 1993-96 6. Keeping the Oslo Process on Track: Multitrack Diplomacy during the First Netanyahu Government, May 1996-May 1999 7. The March of Folly: Ehud Barak's Attempt to Conclude a Permanent Status Agreement, May 1999-February 2001 8. Life after Failure: The ECF in Search of a Strategy,February 2001-February 2003 9. Trial and Error in Testing Three Paradigms,January 2003-February 2009 10. The Kerry Initiative and Beyond Notes Bibliography Index

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This book is... a personal account that is likely to remain an unrivalled source for the behind-the-scenes story. -- David McDowall Times Literary Supplement

Author Information

Yair Hirschfeld is a lecturer at the University of Haifa and director general of the Economic Cooperation Foundation in Israel.

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