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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786172103321

Autore

Abrams Elliott <1948->

Titolo

Tested By Zion : the Bush administration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / / Elliott Abrams [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-42803-3

1-107-23767-X

1-107-30182-3

1-107-25567-8

1-107-30691-4

1-107-31466-6

1-107-30911-5

1-139-38132-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 339 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

327.7305694

Soggetti

Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993-

Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005

Palestinian Arabs - Government policy - Israel

United States Foreign relations Israel

Israel Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Early days -- 9-11 and the search for a policy -- Roadmap to disengagement -- "New realities on the ground" -- Arafat, disengagement, Sharon -- Olmert, peace or war? -- War in Lebanon, and Condi -- From Mecca to Annapolis -- The "meeting" at Annapolis -- Final days in Gaza and Turtle Bay -- Lessons learned -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book tells the full inside story of the Bush Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Written by a top National Security Council officer who worked at the White House with Bush, Cheney, and Rice and attended dozens of meetings with figures like Sharon, Mubarak, the kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and Palestinian leaders, it brings the



reader inside the White House and the palaces of Middle Eastern officials. How did 9/11 change American policy toward Arafat and Sharon's tough efforts against the Second Intifada? What influence did the Saudis have on President Bush? Did the American approach change when Arafat died? How did Sharon decide to get out of Gaza, and why did the peace negotiations fail? In the first book by an administration official to focus on Bush and the Middle East, Elliott Abrams brings the story of Bush, the Israelis, and the Palestinians to life.