The Pivotal Years: Israel and The Arab World: 1966 - 1977, Part One of Four (1966 - 1967) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

On November 20, 1977, a plane touched down in Israel at Ben Gurion Airport. Soon after its cabin door opened, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat appeared. Waiting below was an assemblage of Israeli political and military elite whose experiences and memories spanned the twenty-nine violent and uncertain years since Israel’s independence. For them, the moment was filled with promise and wonder. Sadat’s unprecedented arrival on Israeli soil was a declaration to his own people and the world that he would forevermore recognize the existence of the Jewish State. And to Israelis and Egyptians alike, Sadat's speech scheduled for the next day at the Knesset, Israel’s legislative body, indicated his resolve to settle their differences, from then on, by force of argument rather than bloodshed. Sadat's visit changed the region, and the world forever, raising hope that the enmity between the Jewish State and her Arab neighbors would be resolved by negotiation. The principle in play seemed simple–land for peace. But which land, what type of peace, and why did Sadat choose to navigate the dangerous shoals that lay between waging war and pursuing peace? The answers to those questions are a pre-requisite to understanding what has since ensued. This four part Kindle series is the story of the pivotal years between 1966 and 1977, during which Israel and parts of the Arab World journeyed from confrontation and violence to a fragile, imperfect peace accompanied by new challenges and conflicts. It is a story told through the eyes and words of the leaders and those they led. It is a story of courage and cowardice, nobility and evil. Part One, in twenty-three chapters, addresses the climactic period from 1966 to the end of 1967 during which: • The Russians proved their perfidy • The United Nations demonstrated its lack of fortitude • Hussein misread the Israelis • The 1967 war was fought • Yasser Arafat’s power grew • The settler movement began • The “Three Nos” of Khartoum stifled prospects of peace, and • The United Nations formulated Resolution 242–its imperfect response to events in the region. The remaining three parts that cover 1968 to 1977 will be published for Kindle readers on a monthly schedule beginning December 23, 2015.