Israel and Post-Mubarak Egypt
Perils of Historical Analogy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4951222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amr Yossef (0000-0002-4793-5570, New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-68 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Digest of Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-4367 • E-ISSN: 1949-3606 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1949-3606.2012.00126.x |
| OpenAlex | W1541492262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has perceived the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 as a replica of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. Drawing on the apparent similarities between the two revolutions-both made against dictators who reigned over secular, Western-oriented regimes advocating coexistence with Israel, and both having Islamists as the best-organized opposition force-Netanyahu appears to have concluded that the outcome for Israel would be the same: the advent of an aggressive Islamist regime in Cairo that would initiate a larger conflict. Based on this historical analogy, the Netanyahu government has adopted policies that are meant to help Israel defend against the potential deterioration in relations with Egypt. However, looking at Iran 1979 to draw on lessons about Egypt 2011 is misleading and does not take into account the significant differences that would rather lead Egypt to preserve the peace. This article analyzes Netanyahu's employment of this historical analogy and examines other appropriate lessons that Israel could draw from Iran's Islamic revolution, and proposes that Israel should instead engage the Egyptian revolution and reach a peace deal with the Palestinians so that it avoids misperception and maintains the Egyptian-Israeli peace
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Analogies at War
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
Cumulative Deterrence and the War on Terrorism
Iran's Revolutionary Upheaval
Ben‐Gurion's mythopoetics
Hitler's Shadow
Thinking in time
Comparing Apples and Oranges? Leading and Misleading Uses of Historical Analogies
The Use and Abuse of History
Logic dictates that they may attack when they feel they can win
The Iranian Triangle
Individual Characteristics of Political Leaders and the Use of Analogy in Foreign Policy Decision Making
Historical Analogies and the Definition of Interests
Domestic Strife and the Initiation of International Conflicts
Mapping the Competing Historical Analogies of the War on Terrorism
Iran, the Palestinians, and the Gulf
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |