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"The history of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East is marked by numerous stark failures and a few ephemeral successes. Jimmy Carter's short-lived Middle East diplomatic strategy constitutes an exception in vision and approach. In this extensive and long-overdue analysis of Carter's Middle East policy, Jorgen Jensehaugen sheds light on this important and unprecedented chapter in U.S. regional diplomacy. Against all odds, including the rise of Menachem Begin's right-wing government in Israel, Carter broke new ground by demanding the involvement of the Palestinians in Arab-Israeli diplomatic negotiations. This book assesses the president's 'comprehensive peace' doctrine, which aimed to encompass all parties of the conflict, and reveals the reasons why his vision ultimately failed. Largely based on analysis of newly-declassified diplomatic files and American, British, Palestinian and Israeli archival sources, this book is the first comprehensive examination of Jimmy Carter's engagement with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. At a time when U.S. involvement in the region threatens to exacerbate tensions further, Arab-Israeli Diplomacy under Carter provides important new insights into the historical roots of the ongoing unrest. The book will be of value to Middle East and International Relations scholars, and those researching U.S diplomacy and the Carter Administration."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Jon Hanssen-Bauer argumenterer for at tostatsløsning lever og at kritikken av norsk politikk rammer feil. I denne replikken argumenterer jeg for at vi analyserer den samme virkeligheten, men at vi har veldig forskjellig forståelse av hva denne politiske virkeligheten betyr for situasjonen på bakken i Israel/Palestina. Det finnes ikke noe godt alternativ til tostatsløsningen, men verdenssamfunnet (inkludert Norge) må jobbe med den realiteten som finnes. Den realiteten innebærer dessverre at israelsk ekspansasjon og amerikansk aksept for denne har umuliggjort den løsningen.
Abstract in EnglishThe Map and the Territory: Israel, Palestine and Norwegian Foreign PolicyJon Hanssen-Bauer argues that the two-state solution is alive and that my critique of Norwegian foreign policy falls short. In this reply I argue that we analyse the same reality, but that we draw very different conclusions about the implications of this political reality for the situation in Israel/Palestine. While there is no good alternative to the two-state solution, the international community (including Norway) must accept the existing reality. Unfortunately, that is one where Israeli expansion and the US acceptance of this has made that solution impossible.

Utenriksminister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) styrte norsk Israel-Palestina-politikk etter en klassisk norsk modell i perioden 2017–2021. De to førende prinsippene i norsk politikk var å bevare et godt forhold til USA og å jobbe for tostatsløsningen. Under hennes periode ble disse pilarene motstridende ettersom president Trump (R) utraderte muligheten for en tostatsløsning. Søreide uttrykte tidvis sterk kritikk av amerikansk, så vel som israelsk og palestinsk politikk, men hun endret aldri kurs. Søreide evnet å sikre Norges diplomatiske posisjon ved å lede Giverlandsgrupppa (AHLC) gjennom en turbulent periode, få et midlertidig sete i FNs sikkerhetsråd og ved at norske diplomater fikk ledende posisjoner i internasjonale organ som håndterer konflikten. I praksis medførte dette at Norge var et veldig godt posisjonert vitne til at tostatsløsningen døde. Gjennom å sikre vedvarende bistand til palestinerne bidro Norge til at denne politiske løsningens endelikt var så smertefri som mulig.
Abstract in EnglishA Well-positioned Witness to an Impending Tragedy: Ine Eriksen Søreide and the Conflict Between Israel and the PalestiniansNorwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) governed Norwegian Israel-Palestine policy according to a classical Norwegian model in the period 2017–2021. The two core principles of this Norwegian policy are to maintain a close relationship with the USA and to work for the establishment of a two-state solution. During her tenure the two pillars of this policy became contradictory as President Trump (R) destroyed the two-state option. At times Søreide expressed strong criticism of American, as well as Israeli and Palestinian politics, but she never changed course. Søreide's main accomplishment as Foreign Minister was to secure Norway's diplomatic position by leading the international donor group (AHLC) through a turbulent period, gain a temporary seat at the UN Security Council and through the appointment of Norwegian diplomats to leading international positions in dealing with the conflict. In practice this meant that Norway was a very well place witness to the demise of the two-state solution. By securing continued aid to the Palestinians Norway eased the pain of the end of this political solution.

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