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Israeli foreign policy : a people shall not dwell alone /

Uri Bialer lays a foundation for understanding the principal aspects of Israeli foreign policy from early days of the state's existence to the Oslo Accords. He presents a synthetic reading of sources, many of which are recently declassified official documents, to cover Israeli foreign policy ov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bialer, Uri (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2020]
Series:Perspectives on Israel studies.
Subjects:
Israel > Foreign relations.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Table of Contents:
  • The historical legacy
  • Jewish diplomacy
  • The foreign relations of the Yishuv
  • A state in the making
  • The war of independence
  • The goals and the test of reality
  • "Our raison d'être"?
  • A land of milk and honey but no oil
  • "Let my people go"
  • Strategic relations
  • France : weapons recognition and grandeur
  • Sub-Saharan Africa : failed expectations
  • The United States : the chosen venue
  • Peace
  • Egypt : diplomacy under the shadow of the sphinx
  • Epilogue : from Lake Success to Oslo.