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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... idea of an Arab uprising against the Turks was first conceived by Abdullah . As a small boy Abdullah had acquired the nickname ' Ajlan ' - ' the hurried one ' - and he remained true to this name for the rest of his life . A profound ...
... idea of an Arab uprising against the Turks was first conceived by Abdullah . As a small boy Abdullah had acquired the nickname ' Ajlan ' - ' the hurried one ' - and he remained true to this name for the rest of his life . A profound ...
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... idea in principle but could not make any commitments until he was presented with the details . Allon explained that this was a private idea of his for an interim settlement and that it had not been approved by the cabinet.58 Allon added ...
... idea in principle but could not make any commitments until he was presented with the details . Allon explained that this was a private idea of his for an interim settlement and that it had not been approved by the cabinet.58 Allon added ...
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... idea of linking Middle East peace talks to the Reagan- Gorbachev summit that was due to take place in Washington at the end of the year . His idea was that Reagan and Gorbachev , as an adjunct to their summit , would invite Hussein and ...
... idea of linking Middle East peace talks to the Reagan- Gorbachev summit that was due to take place in Washington at the end of the year . His idea was that Reagan and Gorbachev , as an adjunct to their summit , would invite Hussein and ...
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The Hashemite Heritage I | 1 |
Murder of a Mentor | 38 |
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