Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace, by Frederic C. Hof. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2022. 216 pages. $24.95.
Introduction: The Decline of American Mideast Diplomacy 1. - 1. Opportunities Created, Opportunities Lost: Negotiations at Oslo and Madrid 15. - 2. Within Reach: Israeli- Syrian Negotiations of the 1990s 59. - 3. The Collapse of the Israeli- Palestinian Negotiations 105. - 4. George W. Bush Reshapes America's Role 154. - 5. The Annapolis Denouement 191. - 6. Obama: An Early Assessment 241. - Epilogue: Lessons Learned and Unlearned 268
The United States & Arab-Israeli peacemaking : a report card -- Making peace among Arabs and Israelis : lessons learned and relearned -- Conclusion: Recommendations for future administrations
Ben-Ami, Shlomo: Internationalizing the solution. Multilateralism and international legitimacy. - S. 9-14. Al-Salhi, Bassam: American policy and the Middle East conflict. Bias to Israel impedes an even-handed american involvement in a peace settlement. - S. 15-19. Kurtzer, Daniel C.: The U.S. must get tough in promoting Arab-Israeli efforts. Conditions for the peace process are ripe, now it is up to the U.S. - S. 20-24. Al-Malki, Riad: Why has the international community failed to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? The international community must intervene more seriously to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. - S. 25-31. Elron, Efrat: Israel, UNIFIL II, the UN and the international community. UNIFIL II might be a model for a PSO in the Israel-Palestine arena. - S. 32-39. Abdul Karim, Qais (Abu Leila): Arab peace plans: initiatives that lack initiative. Arab peace efforts since the 1967 war to the present. - S. 40-48. Gärber, Andrä: The international community's policy options in the Middle East. A joint international initiative is the only comprehensive, sustainable solution. - S. 49-56. Kellen, David: All the king's horses: International intervention during the second Intifada. Internal Palestinians conflicts must first end, possibly with the help of a PSO. - S. 57-63