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The Search for Israeli–Arab Peace
Learning from the Past and Building Trust

Edited by Edwin G. Corr, Joseph Ginat and Shaul Gabbay

Edwin G. Corr, a former American diplomat and professor, is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Programs Center of the University of Oklahoma. Joseph Ginat, a cultural-political anthropologist, is Vice President of International Relations and Research at Netanya Academic College. Shaul Gabbay, a sociologist specializing in social networks, is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East (ISIME) at the University of Denver.

Distinguished academic and practitioner contributors from the Middle East, Europe and the US present a range of social science oriented options to get the peace process back on track. Using the history of the last half century of talks and negotiations, and contributor experience in negotiations, suggestions, proposals and formulas are presented to the contending parties that would develop a greater level of mutual empathy, understanding and trust that is required to jump-start the stalled peace talks into sincere and serious negotiations needed to achieve a comprehensive, lasting Middle East peace accord.
… The focus of this volume is on how to achieve an agreement, not on the components of viable peace agreements, which the editors believe largely exist and are the subject of a number of earlier studies, books and the texts of draft accords reached previously in government-to-government and in private-parties negotiations. The editors and contributors assume a two-state solution based on ”land for peace” and emphasize the importance of the role of outside mediators, especially the United States. Throughout the arguments presented, potential dialogue and agreement is overshadowed by the increasingly violent and chaotic environment of the Middle East that began worsening in 2001 with the second intifada and the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
… Peace and a final agreement can only be reached through Arabs and Israelis making tough decisions and compromises. Readers will be intrigued, amused, encouraged and disappointed by accounts of incidents that de-railed past talks, the innovative analyses concerning past negotiations, and the potential for application of social science knowledge to the building of trust needed for attaining agreement.

Foreword HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan
Preface David L. Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Landmarks on the Road to a Peace Agreement
Edwin G. Corr

PART I: Promoting Understanding and Building Trust

2 The Importance of Cross Culture Understanding in the Course of Negotiations
Joseph Ginat and David Altman

3 The Israeli–Palestinian Wonder: Losing Trust in Official Negotiations while Maintaining it on “Hard” Track II Talks
Menachem Klein

4 Public Diplomacy in the Middle East: Big Mistake, Huge Prices
Gadi Baltiansky

5 Listening as a Value: A Narrative Approach to Building Trust
Maya Melzer-Geva

6 The Economic Dividends of Egypt and Jordan from Peace Agreements with Israel
Gad G. Gilbar and Onn Winckler

7 Engineering Social Capital in the Middle East: Rebuilding Trust
Shaul M. Gabbay

PART II: Learning and Making Use of the Past

“Cold Peace,” Better than No Peace: The Egypt–Israel Case

8 The Peace with Egypt: President Sadat’s Visit Through 1977 Israeli Eyes
Shlomo Gazit

9 Normal Relations without Normalization: The Evolution of Egyptian–Israeli Relations, 1979–2006 – the Politics of Cold Peace
Elie Podeh

10 Israel–Egypt: What Went Wrong? Nothing
Shlomo Gazit

“Lukewarm Peace,” Better than No Peace: The Jordan–Israel Case

11 Jordan–Israel Relations: A “Lukewarm” Peace
Joseph Nevo

12 The Jordan–Israel Peace Process: How Can We Rebuild Trust and Replace Despair and Division?
Rateb Mohammad Amro

13 What Went Wrong in the Middle East Peace Process? The Jordanian–Israeli Relationship
Mohammad Al-Momani

No Peace Agreements: Israel–Syria and Israel–Lebanon

14 Creative Measures Needed for a Peace Accord Between Israel and Syria
Uzi Arad

15 After the Lebanon War: Can Israel Build Trust with Syria, Lebanon and Palestine?
Moshe Ma’oz

No Peace Agreement: Israel–Palestine

16 The Palestinian Public and What Has Gone Wrong in Israel–Palestine Negotiations
Riad Malki

17 An Israeli–Palestinian Agreement: The Security Aspects
Reuven Pedatzur

18 Did Anything Go Wrong?
Miguel A. Murado

19 A Leaking Reservoir of Trust in Israeli–Palestinian Water Talks
Edwin G. Corr

20 Rebuilding Israeli–Palestinian Trust by Unilateral Steps
Alon Ben Meir

PART III: The Mediators

21 The Changing Face of the Arab League
Cyrus Ali Contractor

22 The Quartet and US Government Roles in Israeli–Palestinian–Arab Negotiations
Edwin G. Corr

23 Afterword
Joseph Ginat and Shaul M. Gabbay

The Contributors

Index

“Academic and practicing political and other social scientists suggest how Middle East states and outside mediating powers can get the Middle East peace process back on track. They examine what went wrong in the peace process that caused it to lose momentum and deteriorate into an unending chain of violence and mistrust, and how trust might be restored.” Reference & Research Book News

“It is with great hope and humility that I recommend this thoughtful and dynamic work to anyone with an interest in building peace in the Middle East. The Search for Israeli–Arab Peace picks up the pieces of a shattered peace process and offers hope for rebuilding a framework for dialogue in our fracturing region. It is my belief that lasting peace in the Middle East can only be achieved through a multilateral initiative that can show home-grown, regional credentials. Our worsening situation can yet be saved but only if the actors in this existential and ideological conflict agree to move away from short-term, bilateral policy-making. We must all become champions of foreign relations with equality of treatment and the promise of a more inclusive future for all … It is encouraging that politicians on all sides are increasingly accepting the need for a multilateral approach to our problems. This spirit must not only cross borders but also penetrate society at the ‘Track 2’ level to engage with the region’s free and creative political minds. The events of recent years have proved that frustrating channels of civil expression can only lead to empowerment of extremists and increased alienation of people and government.” From the Foreword by El Hassan bin Talal

“The Search for Israeli–Arab Peace embodies the creative thought and research of distinguished academics and practitioners on how Middle East states and outside mediating powers can get the peace process back on track. It is in large part a response to the increasingly violent and chaotic environment that began in 2001 with the second Intifada and the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. The situation shows few signs of abatement and threatens to expand. After the failed 1999–2000 Camp David Two Talks almost all bridges of dialogue between Arabs and Israelis have collapsed and the peace process has stagnated. The level of trust among actors that had grown in the aftermath of the Camp David One Accords, Madrid Conference, Oslo Accords, and Jordan–Israel peace agreement has been greatly eroded. … This book’s contributors examine what went wrong in the peace process which caused it to deteriorate into an unending chain of violence and mistrust. They study how trust might be sufficiently increased to allow Palestinians and Israelis to reach a peace accord that might open the way for Israeli peace agreements also with Syria and Lebanon, and the achievement of normal relations with the rest of the Arab world. The contributors focus upon lessons from the past which must be understood if we are to make real and lasting progress.” From the Preface by David L. Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma

“One particular gem is Shlomo Gazit’s account of Sadat’s 1977 trip to Jerusalem. Gazit, who served as chief of Israeli military intelligence at the time, recounts the confusion, political and analytical differences, and Israeli policy improvisation that were sparked by Egypt’s unexpected move – even reproducing his own notes of key meetings. Historians of this period (and, indeed, scholars of intelligence and foreign policymaking) will find his account fascinating.
… A useful volume. An effective overview. Course instructors will certainly note several chapters that can enhance undergraduate reading lists on the Arab–Israeli conflict.” International Journal of Middle East Studies

Publication Details

	Hardback ISBN:		978-1-84519-191-7

	Page Extent / Format:		272 pp. / 229 x 152 mm
	Release Date:		September 2007
	Illustrated:		No
	Hardback Price:		£55.00 / $67.50


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