Israel and Palestine: Peace Plans and Proposals from Oslo to Disengagement

The appearance of an Oslo agreement were hailed as a tremendous sign of hope-- Palestinians and Israelis making concrete plans for a settlement, Rabin and Arafat shaking hands at Camp David--all seemed to promise the beginning of a lasting peace in the Middle East.But the Accords were regarded as asymmetrical by the Palestinians, and the Israelis, and perhaps the Americans, saw the negotiations as a matter of compromise rather than rights. The failure to reach an agreement was mourned as a loss for both sides and for the world.This study explores the issues that remain to be addressed to bring an end to the conflict, and balances them with the proposals for moving forward, including contributions by the Arab League, Presidents Clinton and Bush, and the Quartet, consisting of the United Nations, the European Union, the U.S. and Russia.,As an aid for teaching or simply developing an understanding of the conflict today and the prospects for its resolution, this book is a most useful tool. GALIA GOLAN, Professor of Political Science (emerita) of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Professor of Government, at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, is an active participant in the ongoing negotiations through the Peace Now initiative. She is the author of The Soviet Union and the Palestine Liberation Organization: An uneasy alliance among numerous other books on Soviet foreign policy and Eastern Europe.Galia Golan is the author of 'Israel and Palestine: Peace Plans and Proposals from Oslo to Disengagement' with ISBN 9781558764217 and ISBN 1558764216.