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Book SynopsisA full length assessment of what went wrong with the Oslo peace process -- a process that began in euphoria and degenerated into disaster.
Trade Review"The contributions vividly demonstrate current contradictions: the Palestinians hoped that 'structure', i.e. a state, would emerge; the US and Israel appeared interested only in 'process', i.e. the war against terrorism." - Choice.
"This volume presents a broad range of political perspectives on the Oslo process, from left-wing Israelis to an Islamist Palestinain who describes how the very existence of 'Israel' is considered illegal' from an 'Islamist point of view'. The book makes for interesting reading, partly because each one of the commentators has a different view of what the Accords required and what the best way is to move forward." - Michigan Law Review
Table of ContentsCONTENTS: A Fragile Peace: Could a 'Race to the Bottom' Have Been Avoided?; The Pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian Peace: A Retrospective; Ending the Conflict: Can the Parties Afford It?; Domestic Israeli Politics and the Conflict; Foundering Illusions: The Demise of the Oslo Process; Islamic Perspectives on the Oslo Process; From Oslo to Taba: What Went Wrong?; Why Did Oslo Fail?: Lessons for the Future; The Oslo Peace Process: From Breakthrough to Breakdown; The Middle East Peace Process -- Where to Next?; A Fragile Peace: Are There Only Lessons of Failure?; The Contributors; Index.
