Arab-Israeli Diplomacy under Carter The US, Israel and the Palestinians
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Biographical note
Jorgen Jensehaugen is Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). He was previously Associate Professor of Modern History at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. He holds a PhD in history from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He has published extensively on the Arab-Israeli conflict, including in the journals The International History Review and British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.Richly researched and cogently argued
H-Net Reviews
This well-written and meticulously researched book provides new insights into one lost opportunity for peace as it charts the attempt of US President Jimmy Carter to negotiate a comprehensive peace in the Middle East ... Jensehaugen’s reassessment of Carter’s diplomacy is an important contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict and the background to American policies towards the region.
Journal of Peace Research
Jorgen Jensehaugen has provided an original piece of work both in his use of US archival material and his examination of the way the Carter Administration dealt with the Palestinian issue and the matter of Palestinian participation in negotiations. Indeed, this work fills a void, enlightening us on the inner workings of Carter’s team regarding the conflict, while also highlighting the Palestinian aspect of the negotiations at that time (as distinct from the relatively large literature on Egyptian-Israeli relations of the same period). The volume provides new material and insights regarding deliberations within the Carter Administration prior to the Camp David talks. Moreover the author brings a wealth of supporting information and detail, analysing the factors involved in the decisions taken, and the individuals behind them. Truly a valuable contribution to our understanding of the history of American policy regarding the Palestinian issue.
- Galia Golan, Darwin Professor emerita, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of Israeli Peace Negotiations since 1967: Factors Behind the Breakthroughs and Failures (2014),
This is a well-researched and expertly told account of the Carter administration’s diplomatic efforts in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Jensehaugen has written one of the most compelling narratives of Jimmy Carter’s pursuit of, and ultimate failure, to achieve comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace
- Asaf Siniver, Associate Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham,
<i>Arab-Israeli Diplomacy under Carter</i> is an original contribution to scholarship on U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East, offering a detailed study of a fundamentally misunderstood moment in the wider history of U.S. relations with Israel and the Palestinian question.
- Seth Anziska, Mohamed S. Farsi-Polonsky Lecturer in Jewish-Muslim Relations, University College London; author of Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David to Oslo.,
Jørgen Jensehaugen has written a well-researched and clear-eyed assessment of President Jimmy Carter’s diplomacy toward the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- William B. Quandt, University of Virginia,
An excellent, comprehensive contribution [...] raises important questions about what was possible in the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian arena from 1977 to 1981.
- Jeremy Pressman, Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut,