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Track-two diplomacy toward an Israeli-Palestinian solution, 1978-2014, Yair Hirschfeld

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-432) and index

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Track-two diplomacy toward an Israeli-Palestinian solution, 1978-2014

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Yair Hirschfeld

'Track-Two Diplomacy' toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014 is an important insider account of a crucial set of negotiations aimed at settling a seemingly endless conflict. It brings out many new details of negotiating sessions and internal policy and strategy debates and is especially insightful on the thirteen-year process that led to the September 1993 Oslo Accords. Signed on the White House lawn in the presence of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat, the treaty was a landmark occasion followed shortly thereafter by the unraveling of the Israeli-Palestinian permanent status negotiations. The historical narrative focuses on the series of negotiations and ongoing efforts under particular Israeli governments. Each chapter concludes with discussions of successes, failures, and lessons learned.--, Provided by publisher

1. The Camp David Accords Lay the Foundations for a Two-State Solution, 1978-79 -- 2. The First Multitrack Diplomacy Efforts and the Unsuccessful 'Jordanian Option', 1979-88 -- 3. A Multitrack Approach to Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, 1989-91 -- 4. Back-Channel Negotiations in Norway: The Challenges, the Planning, and the Track-Two Efforts of the Oslo Accords, 1991-93 -- 5. Preparing for Permanent Status: The First Attempt, 1993-96 -- 6. Keeping the Oslo Process on Track: Multitrack Diplomacy during the First Netanyahu Government, May 1996-May 1999 -- 7. The March of Folly: Ehud Barak's Attempt to Conclude a Permanent Status Agreement, May 1999-February 2001 -- 8. Life after Failure: The ECF in Search of a Strategy, February 2001-February 2003 -- 9. Trial and Error in Testing Three Paradigms, January 2003-February 2009 -- 10. Forging an Israeli-Palestinian Two-State Solution: Track-Two Recommendations for the Kerry Initiative