Israel and the Maghreb: from statehood to Oslo

In the first major work to analyze the role of North African countries in the Arab-Israeli conflict, Michael Laskier offers new insights about the common interests and encounters of Israel and the French Maghreb, from the late 1940s on. He exposes the relatively unknown yet significant efforts by Is...

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Main Author: Lasḳier, Mikhaʾel M. 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL [u.a.] Univ. Press of Florida 2004
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:In the first major work to analyze the role of North African countries in the Arab-Israeli conflict, Michael Laskier offers new insights about the common interests and encounters of Israel and the French Maghreb, from the late 1940s on. He exposes the relatively unknown yet significant efforts by Israel to reduce its isolation in the Arab world by forging intelligence, economic, and political ties with Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Part of its "periphery doctrine," these maneuvers often involved Israel in internal Maghrebi politics and were an attempt to align--secretly, if necessary--with the Arab states with which they were not in direct confrontation. At the same time, however, young men throughout the Maghreb fought alongside countries in the Middle East against Israel, motivated by a desire to support Palestine and to press Israel, as well as the Arab world, to end Palestinian suffering.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XV, 351 S. Ill.
ISBN:081302725X

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