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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459712703321

Autore

Zoughbie Daniel <1984->

Titolo

Indecision points : George W. Bush and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / / Daniel E. Zoughbie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-262-32619-1

0-262-32618-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 pages)

Collana

Belfer Center Studies in International Security

Disciplina

956.05/4

Soggetti

Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993- - Peace

Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993- - Diplomatic history

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Middle East

Middle East Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- A world transformed -- The Rose Garden and the road map -- Politicide as sequence -- The lost year -- A new Middle East -- A requiem for liberty -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"Although George W. Bush memorably declared, 'I'm the decider, ' as president he was remarkably indecisive when it came to U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His administration's policymaking featured an ongoing clash between moderate realists and conservative hard-liners inspired by right-wing religious ideas and a vision of democracy as cure-all. Riven by these competing agendas, the Bush administration vacillated between recognizing the Palestinian right to self-determination and embracing Israeli leaders who often chose war over negotiations"--Front flap.