Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and PeaceAllen Lane, 2007 - 697 páginas For most of his long reign (1953-1999) Hussein of Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics, and one of the most consistent proponents of peace with Israel. This is the first major account of his life and reign, written with access to many of his surviving papers, with the co-operation (but not approval) of his family and staff, and extensive interviews with policy-makers of many different nationalities. Shlaim reveals that for the sake of dynastic and national survival, Hussein initiated a secret dialogue with Israel in 1963, and spent over 1000 hours in talks with Golda Meir, Shimon Peres, Itzhak Shamir, Itzhak Rabin, and countless other Israeli officials. Shlaim reconstructs this dialogue across the battle-lines from new Israeli records and first-hand accounts by many of the key participants, demonstrating that Israeli intransigence was largely responsible for the failure to achieve a peaceful settlement to the conflict between 1967 and 1994. |
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... chief of staff . Hiyari , the deputy chief of staff , denied altogether that there was any plot against the king , but he admitted that he and many other young officers had high - spirited ideas about Arab unity . " 2 On the army side ...
... chief of staff . Hiyari , the deputy chief of staff , denied altogether that there was any plot against the king , but he admitted that he and many other young officers had high - spirited ideas about Arab unity . " 2 On the army side ...
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... chief conspirator . Rusan was the Jordanian military attaché in Washington whose phone was tapped by the FBI . His ... chief of the Arab Union forces , to Amman . Arif received a full briefing from the king , the prime minister and the ...
... chief conspirator . Rusan was the Jordanian military attaché in Washington whose phone was tapped by the FBI . His ... chief of the Arab Union forces , to Amman . Arif received a full briefing from the king , the prime minister and the ...
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... chief of the royal court , and his cousin Habis al - Majali , the army chief of staff . This faction had a pro - British orientation . It advocated an uncompromising stand in confronting the UAR and a proactive policy of expanding ...
... chief of the royal court , and his cousin Habis al - Majali , the army chief of staff . This faction had a pro - British orientation . It advocated an uncompromising stand in confronting the UAR and a proactive policy of expanding ...
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The Hashemite Heritage I | 1 |
Murder of a Mentor | 38 |
The Making of a King | 59 |
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