Israel's Covert Diplomacy in Lebanon

by Kirsten E. Schulze

Overview

This book deals with the relations of the Jewish Agency and the State of Israel with the Lebanese Maronites in the period 1920-1984. It is essentially a study of the evolution of Israeli policy towards and the minority alliance with the Maronites. The central argument of the book is that Israel has pursued an active policy of intervention in the domestic politics of Lebanon through the alliance, and thus the book challenges the view of Israel as 'a nation that dwells alone'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333711231
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/27/1997
Series:	St Antony's Series , #14227
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	213
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

KIRSTEN E. SCHULZE

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Note on Transliteration - Introduction - The Idea of an Alliance: Israeli-Maronite Relations, 1920-1948 - The Birth of a State and the Rebirth of a Relationship, 1948-1955 - The First Lebanese Civil War - Between the Two Wars: the Emergence of the Palestinian Threat - Disintegration of a State: the Maronites turn towards Israel - The Revival of the Minority Alliance - The Rise and Fall of the Alliance - Illusions and Delusions - Perceptions: The Key to understanding the Alliance - Conclusion: Six Decades of Israeli-Maronite Relations - Bibliography - Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines the relationship between the Zionist/Israelis and the Lebanese Maronites in the period 1920-1984, from the establishment of Lebanon until the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in the aftermath of the 1982 invasion. Concentrating on the Zionist /Israel end of this relationship, the author analyzes the minority-alliance within the context of the Arab-Israel conflict and superpower rivalry in the Middle East. She argues that Israel has pursued an active policy of intervention in the domestic politics of Lebanon through the alliance with the Maronites. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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