Suchergebnisse

Introduction -- Approaches and Problems -- Dimensions of the conflict -- Jewish National Home -- Balfour Declaration -- Mandate Palestine -- Partition of Palestine -- War of 1948 -- The Suez Crisis of 1956 -- June 1967 War -- UNSC Resolution 242 -- October War of 1973 -- The Palestinian Resistance -- Arab Boycott of Israel -- Non-conventional Challenges -- Madrid Conference of 1991 -- The Oslo Process -- Changing Palestinian Strategies -- Occupied Territories -- Jerusalem -- The Refugee Problem -- Other Contentious issues -- Peace-making Efforts -- Role External Players -- India and Arab-Israeli Conflict -- Resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict.

"This book provides a holistic view of the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours and studies the global implications of their fraught relations. Focusing on the conflict from its beginning in the late 19th Century, the author provides a well-rounded and balanced narrative by examining its religious, ideological, ethnic, political, national, regional and international dimensions. The volume covers a wide range of issues such as the conflicting historical legacy of the city of Jerusalem, Jewish longing for a homeland, the partition of Palestine, various wars and conflicts since 1948, Palestinian resistance, Arab Boycott of Israel and the Abraham Accords. It also tackles the contested national claims and the refugee question and looks at various peace-making efforts, including the role of external stakeholders such as the US, UK, Russia and India. A comprehensive study of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the book is richly supported by a swath of references to materials, documents, maps and video links. It will be an essential reading for students, academics, and teachers of politics and international relations, national security, geopolitics, history, military and strategic studies, Middle East studies, conflict resolution and peace-making"--

The Jewish Origins of Israel Democracy -- Israel's regime conflicting classifications -- B'Tselem: Historical performance in a protracted Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- Protest Movements and Democracy in Israel -- Local Politics in Israel -- Israel and Peace Negotiations -- Israel and Four Mothers Movement: Leaving Lebanon in Peace -- Religious Debates in Israel -- Golda Meir and the Evolution of Israel's Democracy -- Revisionist Zionism in Israel -- Haredi Parties and Israeli Democracy -- The Rise and Decline of the National Religious Party (NRP) in Israeli Politics -- Plurality and Containment in Israel -- The place for Democracy in Israel's Foreign Policy -- Women in the Military in Israel -- Defense Minister of Israel: Yitzhak Rabin .

« This Handbook presents a broad yet nuanced portrait of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, its socio-political rifts, economic challenges, foreign policy priorities and historical complexities. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has traditionally been an oasis of peace and stability in the ever-turbulent Middle East. The political ambitions of regional powers, often expressed in the form of territorial aggrandisement, have followed the Hashemites like an inseparable shadow. The scarcity of natural resources, especially water, has been compounded by the periodic influx of refugees from its neighbours. As a result, many—Arab and non-Arab alike—have questioned the longevity and survival of Jordan. These uncertainties were compounded when the founding ruler, King Abdullah I, became involved in the nascent Palestinian problem at the end of World War II. The annexation of the eastern part of Mandate Palestine or the West Bank in the wake of the 1948 War transformed the Jordanian demography and sowed the seeds of an uneasy relationship with the Palestinian component of its population, citizens, residents and refugees. Though better natural resources and stronger leaders have not ensured political stability in many Arab and non-Arab countries, Jordan has been an exception. Indeed, since its formation as an Emirate by the British in 1921, the Kingdom has seen only four rulers, a testimony to the sagacity and political foresight of the Hashemites. The Hashemites have managed to sustain the semi-rentier model primarily through international aid and assistance, which in turn inhibits Jordan from pursuing rapid political and economic reforms. Though a liberal, multi-religious and multicultural society, Jordan has been hampered by social cleavages especially between the tribal population and the forces of modernization. « (Verlagsbeschreibung)

"While the wider Middle East is important, the core Indian interests lie in the Persian Gulf region. This series called Persian Gulf focuses on India's bilateral relations with the region and discusses the political, strategic, economic, energy and cultural and social relations. It provides comprehensive statistical information on various aspects of bilateral relations and gives detailed analytical insights into recent developments. It also delves into internal dynamics of the Persian Gulf states, particularly focusing on the economic and political development during 2013. Persian Gulf 2014 will be the second in the series examining the bilateral developments during 2013"--Provided by publisher

Persian Gulf 2013 looks at the growing relationship between India and the countries of the Persian Gulf region, which has assumed greater importance in the recent years and hence demands greater attention. The book covers India's bilateral relations in 2012 with nine Persian Gulf countries, namely, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen as well as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The Gulf region accounts for about two-thirds of India's oil imports and is home to about six million-strong Indian expatriate workforce. It is also India's important sub-regional tra

This study examines Israel's changing perception of Iran and the underlying reasons for the current Israeli tension, anxiety, verbal acrimony and fears. In deconstructing Israel's fears vis-à-vis Iran, the study looks at Israel's failures to revisit its erstwhile peripheral diplomacy and to make adequate changes. Israel was unable to overcome the nostalgia of the past bonhomie and evolve a cohesive policy on Iran. Moreover, it was afraid of the cost of such a radical shift in its fundamental plank vis-à-vis Iran: the peripheral diplomacy. With the result, Iran soon became a nightmare for Israeli foreign policy and the security establishment. The nuclear controversy is just a recent addition. Given the growing importance of Israel and Iran to India, what are New Delhi's options vis-à-vis the Israel-Iran tensions?

India's foreign policy toward Israel is a subject of deep dispute. Throughout the twentieth century arguments have raged over the Palestinian problem and the future of bilateral relations. Yet no text comprehensively looks at the attitudes and policies of India toward Israel, especially their development in conjunction with history. P.R. Kumaraswamy is the first to account for India's Israel policy, revealing surprising inconsistencies in positions taken by the country's leaders, such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, and tracing the crackling tensions between its professe