Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 495 Seiten)
ISBN:
9780190074609
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
In 'Mythologies Without End', Jerome Slater takes stock of the conflict over time and argues that US policies in the region are largely a product of mythologies that are often flatly wrong. Because of their widespread acceptance, there have been devastating consequences to the true interests of both countries. He argues that a critical examination and refutation of the many mythologies is a necessary first step toward solving the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Content:
"Every nation has narratives or stories it tells itself about its history, but which typically contain factually false or misleading mythologies that often result in devastating consequences for itself and for others. In the case of Israel and its indispensable ally, the United States, the central mythology is "the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity," as the Israeli diplomat Abba Eban famously said in a 1973 statement that has been widely quoted ever since. However, the historical truth is very nearly the converse: it is Israel and the U.S. that have repeatedly lost or deliberately dismissed many opportunities to reach fair compromise settlements of the Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. The book reexamines the entire history of the conflict from its onset at the end of WWI through today. Part I begins with a reconsideration of Zionism and then examines the origins and early years of the Arab-Israeli state conflict. One chapter is devoted to the question of what accounts for the nearly unconditional U.S. support of Israel throughout the entire conflict. Part II focuses on war and peace in the Arab-Israeli state conflict from 1948 through today, arguing that all the major wars-in 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973--could and should have been avoided. This section also includes an examination of the Cold War and its impact on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Part III covers the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from 1917 through today, and examines the prospects for a two-state or other settlement of the conflict"--
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190459086
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Slater, Jerome, 1935 - Mythologies without end New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021 ISBN 9780190459086
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190074609
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Israel
;
USA
;
Nahostkonflikt
;
Geschichte 1917-2020
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780190459086.001.0001
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
Bookmarklink
