The Historical Impediments to Arab-Israeli Peace and the Role for the United States

Abstract

This paper addresses the causal factors that have inhibited a final peace settlement and discusses the actions necessary for the United States to undertake to create a real peace in the hotly contested region. Since the adoption of UN resolution 181 that divided British ruled Palestine into Jewish and Arab states and brought about conflict between them, a peaceful settlement has eluded Israel and its Arab neighbors for more than 50 years. While there have been diplomatic stopgap measures to end the hostilities, friction between the two groups has been intense enough to ignite four major wars and many border skirmishes. The opportunity exists today to end the Arab Israeli conflict as long as the United States takes the lead in brokering negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in an even handed manner.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA341459

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Tremaine

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Employment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Middle East
  • Military Personnel
  • National Politics
  • Negotiations
  • New York
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies