Title: Damascus, Jerusalem, and Washington : the Syrian-Israeli relationship as a U.S. policy issue /
Authors: Rabinovich, Itamar, 1942-; Brookings Institution.
Publisher: Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict Peace; Arab-Israeli conflict; Middle East Foreign relations United States.; United States Foreign relations Middle East.; Syria Foreign relations United States.; United States Foreign relations Syria.; Syria Foreign relations Israel.; Israel Foreign relations Syria.
Abstract: This analysis paper brings together three interrelated issues: 1). The Israeli-Syrian relationship (i.e., the two countries' conflict and the efforts to resolve it ; 2). Washington's bilateral relationship with Damascus ; 3). And the role played by these two issues within the larger context of U.S. policy in the Middle East -- preface (p.xi).
Contents: Executive summary -- Preface -- A trilateral relationship : the United States, Israel, and Syria, 1974-2001 -- The Bush Administration, Syria, and Israel : 2001-2008 -- Lessons for the Obama Administration -- Postscript