The Iron Wall: Israel And The Arab World

??ascinating. . . . Shlaim presents compelling evidence for a revaluation of traditional Israeli history.??€?ew York Times Book Review For this newly expanded edition, Avi Shlaim has added four chapters and an epilogue that address the prime ministerships from Barak to Netanyahu in the ??ne book everyone should read for a concise history of Israel?? relations with Arabs??(Independent). What was promulgated as an ??ron-wall??strategy??uilding a position of unassailable strength??was meant to yield to a further stage where Israel would be strong enough to negotiate a satisfactory peace with its neighbors. The goal still remains elusive, if not even further away. This penetrating study brilliantly illuminates past progress and future prospects for peace in the Middle East.

• | Author: Avi Shlaim
• | Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• | Publication Date: Oct 20, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 960 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0393346862
• | ISBN-13: 9780393346862