The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East

The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East
Author: Maḥmūd Riyāḍ
Publisher: London ; New York : Quartet Books
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1981
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

An Arab diplomat analyzes the history of the relations between Israel and the Arab countries and describes his involvement in the efforts to achieve a peaceful solution.

The Missing Peace

The Missing Peace
Author: Dennis Ross
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 900
Release: 2005-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780374529802

The Missing Peace, published to great acclaim last year, is the most candid inside account of the Middle East peace process ever written.

The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East

The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East
Author: Ian J. Bickerton
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-07-20
Genre: Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN: 9780170244183

Positioned at the intersections of faiths and continents, of competing global powers and nationalisms peace in the Middle East has been elusive from the mid-20th century to the present day. Balanced and measured in its assessments, this student book explores the origins of the conflicts in the modern Middle East from the time of the inter-war mandates to the early 21st century. It considers the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Persian Gulf wars, Syria and Lebanon.

Holy War, Holy Peace

Holy War, Holy Peace
Author: Marc Gopin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195146506

The use of religion in inflaming the Palestinian/Israeli conflict represents one understanding of the Abrahamic traditions. Marc Goplin argues for a greater integration of the Middle East peace process with the region's religious groups.

Thirteen Days in September

Thirteen Days in September
Author: Lawrence Wright
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0804170029

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW’ S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, The Economist, The Daily Beast, St. Louis Post-Dispatch In September 1978, three world leaders—Menachem Begin of Israel, Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and U.S. president Jimmy Carter—met at Camp David to broker a peace agreement between the two Middle East nations. During the thirteen-day conference, Begin and Sadat got into screaming matches and had to be physically separated; both attempted to walk away multiple times. Yet, by the end, a treaty had been forged—one that has quietly stood for more than three decades, proving that peace in the Middle East is possible. Wright combines politics, scripture, and the participants’ personal histories into a compelling narrative of the fragile peace process. Begin was an Orthodox Jew whose parents had perished in the Holocaust; Sadat was a pious Muslim inspired since boyhood by stories of martyrdom; Carter, who knew the Bible by heart, was driven by his faith to pursue a treaty, even as his advisers warned him of the political cost. Wright reveals an extraordinary moment of lifelong enemies working together—and the profound difficulties inherent in the process. Thirteen Days in September is a timely revisiting of this diplomatic triumph and an inside look at how peace is made.

The Vicar of Baghdad

The Vicar of Baghdad
Author: Canon Andrew White
Publisher: Monarch Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2011-05-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0857210971

"I live with a price on my head ...The kind of people that I spend my time engaging with are not usually very nice. On the whole nice people do not cause wars ." Andrew White is one of a tiny handful of people trusted by virtually every side in the complex Middle East. Political and military solutions are constantly put forward, and constantly fail. Andrew offers a different approach, speaking as a man of faith to men of faith. Compassionate and shrewd, gifted in human relationships, he has been deeply involved in the rebuilding of Iraq. His first-hand connections and profound insights make this a fascinating document.

Syria and the Middle East Peace Process

Syria and the Middle East Peace Process
Author: Alasdair Drysdale
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1991
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780876091050

In Syria and the Middle East Peace Process, Alasdair Drysdale and Raymond A. Hinnebusch, two noted Middle East scholars, present the first detailed examination of Syria's role in the long struggle for an Arab-Israeli peace. They paint a surprising portrait of a county whose power is out of proportion to its size, economy, and resources. They explore the reasons behind this phenomeno most importantly, the Machiavellian brilliance of its leader, Hafez al-Asad. The authors address the origins of the Asad regime, Syrias strategy toward its Arab neighbors, its conflict with Israel, and the history of its relationships with the Soviet Union and the United States. The authors argue forcefully that Syrian involvement is vital in an effort to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Myths, Illusions, and Peace

Myths, Illusions, and Peace
Author: Dennis Ross
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2009-06-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1101081872

"A trenchant and often pugnacious demolition of the numerous misconceptions about strategic thinking on the Middle East" -The New York Times Now updated with a new chapter on the current climate, Myths, Illusions, and Peace addresses why the United States has consistently failed to achieve its strategic goals in the Middle East. According to Dennis Ross-special advisor to President Obama and senior director at the National Security Council for that region-and policy analyst David Makovsky, it is because we have repeatedly fallen prey to dangerous myths about this part of the world-myths with roots that reach back decades yet persist today. Clearly articulated and accessible, Myths, Illusions, and Peace captures the real­ity of the problems in the Middle East like no book has before. It presents a concise and far-reaching set of principles that will help America set an effective course of action in the region, and in so doing secure a safer future for all Americans.

My Struggle for Peace, Volume 3 (1956)

My Struggle for Peace, Volume 3 (1956)
Author: Moshe Sharett
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 741
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0253037638

The third volume of the former Israeli prime minister’s journals from the nation’s early years. My Struggle for Peace is a remarkable political document offering insights into the complex workings of the young Israeli political system, set against the backdrop of the disintegration of the country’s fragile armistice with the Arab states. Replete with Moshe Sharett’s candid comments on Israel’s first-generation leaders and world statesmen of the day, the diary also tells the dramatic human story of a political career cut short—the removal of an unusually sensitive, dedicated, and talented public servant. My Struggle for Peace is, above all, an intimate record of the decline of Sharett’s moderate approach and the rise of more “activist-militant” trends in Israeli society, culminating in the Suez/Sinai war of 1956. The diary challenges the popular narrative that Israel’s confrontation with its neighbors was unavoidable by offering daily evidence of Sharett’s statesmanship, moderation, diplomacy, and concern for Israel’s place in international affairs. This is the third volume in the 3-volume English abridgement of Sharett’s Yoman Ishi [Personal diary] (Ma’ariv, 1978) maintains the integrity, flavor, and impact of the 8-volume Hebrew original and includes additional documentary material that was not accessible at the time. The volumes are also available to purchase as a set or individually. “The editors . . . vastly improved on the Hebrew version by adding Sharett’s speeches, reports, cabinet minutes, and other sources to the text. . . . These additions makes this work so important and welcome by all who aspire to understand the foreign and defense policies of Israel in its first decade.” —Israel Studies Review