Introduction Los Angeles Efforts Shuttle Diplomacy Madrid Washington Moscow Breakthrough Peace Fervor Appendix: Middle East Peace Conference Index
EYTAN BENTSUR is Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs./e
"[A] valuable addition to the literature on the Arab-Israeli peace
process....Bentsur was in a position to report authoritatively on
the Madrid conference and the Washington talks....he conveys a good
sense of the nuances behind the negotiating position of both sides
and reaches a persuasive conclusion on the significance of the
talks, avoiding the trap of over-emphasizing events in which he
played a part. The account is very succinct....well written....and
should be attractive to general readers beyond specialists in the
field....a valuable source for all of us who try to keep abreast to
Israeli-Arab affairs."-Alan Dowty Professor of Government and
International Studies University of Notre Dame
"For a proper understanding of the ups and downs of the current
Israeli-Arab peace process--the Madrid process--it is important to
understand its origin and foundations. Fortunately one of the
architects of the original Madrid Conference and the current
Director-General of Israel's Foreign Ministry has shared with us
his account of how this extraordinary diplomatic event came about.
Bentsur's book offers unusual insights into the innermost workings
of Israel's foreign policy establishment, U.S. policy in the Middle
East and Arab Israeli diplomacy."-Itamar Rabinovich President Tel
Aviv University Served as Israel's Ambassador to the U.S.
(1993-1996) and was Israel's chief negotiator with Syria
"Making Peace is a detailed eye-witness account of the cooperation
as well as the confrontation that ultimately brought Arabs and
Israelis together for direct face-to-face negotiations at the
Madrid Conference, and later in other venues. As one of the major
players in these events, Eytan Bentsur has crafted a compelling
account of exactly what transpired and how, with detail and nuance
that make the book a valuable historical record."-James A. Baker,
III 61st U.S. Secretary of State
"No one in Israel--and probably no one in the entire Middle
East--has been so long and deeply involved in the peace process as
has Eytan Bentsur. He has been witness and often author at most of
the key events. This book provides an indispensable perspective to
understanding how Israel and the Arabs moved from a half-century of
conflict toward peace."-Barry Rubin Professor Deputy Director, BESA
Center for Strategic Studies Editor, Middle East Review of
International Affairs (MERIA) Editor, Global Journal
?Recommended for general readers, upper-division undergraduates,
graduate students, and researchers.?-Choice Reviews
"Recommended for general readers, upper-division undergraduates,
graduate students, and researchers."-Choice Reviews
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