Debunking the Myths
Margaret Thatcher, the Foreign Office and Israel, 1979–1990
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12257384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neill Lochery (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 690-706 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diplomacy and Statecraft (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2296 • E-ISSN: 1557-301X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592296.2010.529356 |
| OpenAlex | W2023216972 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In 1979, little was known about Margaret Thatcher's views on foreign affairs, except that she claimed to have little time for the Foreign Office, regarding it, along with the Treasury, as "bastions of compliancy." One point that did appear clear, at least superficially, during her time as leader of the opposition (1976-1979), and her three governments (1979-1990), was her apparent pro-Israel stance. This viewpoint appeared to be out of sync with the widely held British view, articulated by the Foreign Office, of a preference for the Arabs over the Israelis. This article disproves the idea of Thatcher's apparent pro-Israeli leanings. It uses documentary sources, many of which were gained through the Freedom of Information Act and have never been used before, to outline that during the Thatcher era there was a slide away from Israel and towards the Arabs in British Middle Eastern policy. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Economic history · Foreign policy · Mythology · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Treasury · Classics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |