| Publication |
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2012]
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| Copyright date |
©2012 |
| Description |
226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Call # |
956.054 A |
| Series |
Global viewpoints
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Global viewpoints.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Regional issues and the Arab-Israeli conflict. The unrest in the Middle East may isolate Israel / David Horovitz -- Unrest in Syria has divided opinion in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights / Agence France-Presse -- Iran, not Israel, is the real danger in the Middle East / David M. Weinberg -- Iran is not a real danger / Yousef Munayyer -- Israel's attack on a Syrian nuclear power plant has had mixed results / Erich Follath and Holger Stark -- Water scarcity could be used to build cooperation between Arab States and Israel / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace -- Arabs have been weakened by their lack of knowledge of Israel / Taylor Luck -- ch. 2. Israel and the Gaza Strip. Hamas is a dangerous terrorist organization that must be isolated / Martin Bright -- Israel should negotiate with Hamas / Johann Hari -- Israel's actions in the Gaza war were justifiable / Richard Goldstone -- Israel's actions in the Gaza war were indefensible / Daud Abdullah -- The blockade of Gaza is inhumane and must cease / International Federation for Human Rights -- The blockade of Gaza is justified / Allison Kaplan Sommer -- ch. 3. Israel and the West Bank. Israeli settlements in the West Bank should cease / Jonathan Kay -- Israeli settlements are legitimate and must be defended / Gavriel Queenann -- Israel's restrictions on movement in the West Bank are inhumane / Amnesty International -- Restrictions on movement in the West Bank are based on legitimate Israeli security needs / Hila Tene -- The Fayyad government fails to meet expectations / Nathan J. Brown -- The Fayyad government has a serious plan for peace / Ali Jarbawi -- ch. 4. International involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The European Union should delink the peace process from other regional challenges / Emanuele Ottolenghi -- France and the United States have moved closer on the Arab-Israeli conflict / Justin Vaïsse -- Turkey has moved away from Israel and toward Syria / Semih Idiz -- In South Africa, Desmond Tutu's criticism of Israel has sparked controversy / Melanie Gosling -- Oil embargoes probably cannot be used to influence US policy on the Arab-Israeli conflict / Robert Mabro. |
| Summary |
"Global Viewpoints: The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Regional Issues and the Arab-Israeli Conflict; Israel and the Gaza Strip; Israel and the West Bank; International Involvement in the Arab-Israeli Conflict."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993-
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| Addl. Author |
Berlatsky, Noah.
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| ISBN |
0737756446 (hardback) |
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0737756454 (paperback) |
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9780737756449 (hardback) : |
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9780737756456 (paperback) |
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