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From Conflict to Resolution?
Essays in honour of Moshe Ma’oz

Edited by Elie Podeh and Asher Kaufmann
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“Collectively, this set of essays represents simply an outstanding array of perceptive and scholarly analyses of the Arab–Israeli conflict in its present stage and should be a welcomed read to all interested in the topic.” Digest of Middle East Studies

“Arab–Jewish Relations, a tribute to Moshe Ma’oz, comprises nineteen articles written by his colleagues, friends, and students from the United States, Canada, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.
Khalil Shikaki’s practical, clearly written chapter, the only contribution by a Palestinian scholar, addresses the issue of 1948 and the right of return. Shikaki concludes that ‘only its recognition of the right [of Palestinian refugees] to return can give Israel what it wants most: an end to the conflict and the closing of the refugee’s file without undermining its national character. The recognition would also give all refugees what they want most: a true right to choose’ (p. 374). It is an important article, one that should be required reading in all classes that deal with the Palestinian-Israeli deadlock.” Journal of Palestine Studies

“A festschrift is presented for the well-known Israeli scholar of Ottoman Syria, modern Syria, and Palestinian politics, Moshe Ma‘oz. The collection of 19 essays by authors representing the United States, Israel, Canada, and the Palestinian Authority is divided into three parts — the historical dimension of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the political aspects of the regional conflict, and an examination of the peace process. …Collectively, this set of essays represents simply an outstanding array of perceptive and scholarly analyses of the Arab–Israeli conflict in its present stage and should be a welcomed read to all interested in the topic.” Digest of Middle East Studies

Distinguished American, Canadian, Palestinian and Israeli contributors illuminate the building blocks on the possible path from conflict to reconciliation between Jews and Arabs.

	Part I: The Arab–Jewish Conflict: Historical Aspects includes contributions from Amnon Cohen on “Nineteenth-Century Jerusalem”; Haim Gerber, “Early Zionist Perceptions of the Palestinians”; Kenneth Stein, “Arab–Jewish Conflict over Land during the Mandate Period”; Hillel Cohen, “Palestinian Propagandists in the Service of the Jewish Agency, 1930–31”; Salim Tamari, “Love and Despair in Brooklyn – A Biography of Khalil al-Sakakini”; Neil Caplan, “The Legacy of Moshe Sharett for Arab–Jewish Relations”; David Lesch, “From the Icebox to the Frontburner: The Post-1950s Blues and the 1967 Arab–Israeli War.”
	Part II: Israel and the Arab-States includes contributions from Avraham Sela on “State, Society and Political Culture in Palestine: The Emergence of a Regional Conflict System in the Interwar Years”; Eyal Zisser, “Syrian–Israeli Relations, 1948–2003: From War to Peace-making”; Amatzia Baram, “Israeli–Iraqi Relations”; Oren Barak, “The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict in Perspective: Lessons from the Lebanese Case?”; Gad Gilbar and Onn Winckler, “The Economic Factor of the Arab–Israeli Peace Process: Causes and Achievements”; Asher Kaufman, “Israeli and Lebanese National Historiographies.”
	Part III: The Peace Process: Dynamics and Missed Opportunities? includes contributions from Ilan Pappe on “The Process that Never Was: Missed Opportunities in the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict, 1948–2000”; Joseph Ginat, “The ‘Hudna’: Origins of the Concept”; Itamar Rabinovich, “Sadeq al-‘Azm on Peace with Israel: An Episode in Context”; Naomi Chazan, “Negotiating the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: The Role of Academe”; Ifat Maoz, “Moving between Conflict and Coexistence: Planned Encounters between Jews and Arabs in Israel”; Robert Rothstein, “The Legacy of the Oslo Peace Process: Can We Learn from Failure.”

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