Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and PeaceFor 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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The Foreign Office view , on the other hand , was that it would be virtual suicide
for Hussein to engage in separate negotiations at that time . There was no
Palestinian tolerance even for heavily conditional engagement in negotiations .
He gave the American ambassador in Amman , in the strictest confidence ,
information about his bilateral negotiations with the Israelis without revealing the
channel being used . He appealed to America to make one more effort to
convince the ...
The uprising also brought about a re - evalution of US policy towards the Arab -
Israeli conflict , culminating by the end of 1988 in recognition of the PLO as a
legitimate party in peace negotiations . There was a marked shift at all levels of ...
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Reseña de usuario - jacoombs - LibraryThingA balanced, clear and well-researched life of Hussein that squarely places his life within the broader context of Mid-East politics, history and conflict. Leer reseña completa
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Reseña de usuario - lisamarie - Bordersthorough and touching journey through the life of the king. i highly recommend it for truly deepening your understand of personalities within the middle eastern conflict! Leer reseña completa
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List of Maps List of Illustrations | x |
Preface | xii |
The Hashemite Heritage | xxii |
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