U.S.-PLO Dialogue: Secret Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution Contributor(s): Rabie, Mohamed (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813013267 ISBN-13: 9780813013268 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: In December 1988 the United States announced its decision to start a dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization. A year and a half later, it suspended the dialogue. In the months between, two men with no government ties, Mohamed Rabie and William Quandt, were catalysts in the short-lived talks. This memoir explains in detail their efforts to persuade both the United States and the PLO to focus on "shared" objectives, the difficulties encountered by all sides, and the disappointment they experienced as the talks were suspended. Rabie also discusses the developments that led to the U.S.-PLO dialogue and the activities that made it a reality, offering insights into the decision-making process within the PLO as well as an analysis of prominent PLO personalities. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
Dewey: 327.730 |
LCCN: 94005294 |
Lexile Measure: 1270 |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.32" W x 9.36" (1.17 lbs) 218 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the Foreword: "I know of few people as dedicated and able as Mohamed Rabie. Some will see his account as pro-Palestinian, but the fact is that Palestinians, like Israelis, have a point in the long-standing Arab-Israeli dispute and it too needs to be understood."--Hermann F. Eilts, former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and Saudi Arabia "Tells in gripping detail what went on behind the scenes. . . . Rabie] explains how the PLO works, as well as how he and other individuals anxious for peace were able to break through a blocked door and eventually bring about a dialogue between the U.S. and the PLO."--Charles Butterworth, Woodrow Wilson International Center In December 1988 the United States announced its decision to start a dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization. A year and a half later, it suspended the dialogue. In the months between, two men with no government ties, Mohamed Rabie and William Quandt, were catalysts in the short-lived talks. This memoir explains in detail their efforts to persuade both the United States and the PLO to focus on "shared" objectives, the difficulties encountered by all sides, and the disappointment they experienced as the talks were suspended. Rabie also discusses the developments that led to the U.S.-PLO dialogue and the activities that made it a reality, offering insights into the decision-making process within the PLO as well as an analysis of prominent PLO personalities. All parties to Middle East politics, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and peacemaking in the Middle East will be interested in Rabie's articulation of the importance of secret diplomacy and unofficial dialogue as indispensable tools in political negotiation and mediation.
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