Israeli Politics and Middle East Peacemaking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12015221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avi Shlaim (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 20-31 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Palestine Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0377-919X • E-ISSN: 1533-8614 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2537755 |
| OpenAlex | W2081199548 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Israel, Henry Kissinger once remarked, has no foreign policy, only domestic politics. Although this remark involves an obvious oversimplification, it does raise an interesting question about the relationship between the two in Israel. While domestic politics influence foreign policy in all countries, the impact of the first on the second is particularly profound in Israel, where the questions of national identity involved in foreign policy weigh more heavily on the public mind than they generally do elsewhere. The relationship between domestic politics and foreign policy is not a one-way street. Just as internal politics influence foreign policy decisions, developments in the external sphere feed into the domestic political scene in a never-ending process. The purpose of this article is to examine the interplay between domestic politics and Middle East peacemaking since the June 1992 elections brought Labor back to power after fifteen years of Likud dominance. The main focus is the eventful period from the signing of the Israel-PLO accord on 13 September 1993 to the signing of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty on 26 October 1994
Ancient history · Middle East · Peacemaking · Political science · Politics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Political Conflict and Governance
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Highly cited | No |