Title: The fifty years' war : Israel and the Arabs /
Authors: Bregman, Ahron.; El-Tahri, Jihan.
Publisher: TV Books,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict.; Arab-Israeli conflict Peace; Israel History; Israel Foreign relations Egypt; Egypt Foreign relations Israel.
Abstract: Draws from interviews with politicians, soldiers, and journalists from sixteen countries to provide an eyewitness account of the history of the conflict between Jews and Arabs since the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.
Contents: Key words/phrases include: Palestine, Egypt, and the new state of Israel; Suez War; Eban's mission; Eshkol's black Sunday; Sadat's quest for peace; Sadat astonishes the world; Negotiating peace at Camp David; Sharon and Gemayel; War in Lebanon; Birth of the Intifada; Arafat's political initiative; Saddam Hussein and the mother of all linkages; The Madrid Conference; Secret talks in Oslo; Talks with Syria; Netanyahu takes over.