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Shimon Peres: An Insider's Account of the Man and the Struggle for a New Middle East (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780755617012)
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xThe late Israeli Foreign Minister, Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres was a towering figure in Israeli and Middle Eastern politics. But what drove the hawkish statesman behind Israel's nuclear deterrence and early settlement policy to stake his political reputation on peace negotiations with the Arab world and the PLO, Israel's sworn enemy?
In this insider's account, written by Avi Gil, Peres's closest confidant and adviser, we witness firsthand the tense moments during the historic Oslo talks, kept under the strictest secrecy, when the explosive revelation that Peres was directing direct communications with Yasser Arafat's representatives for the first time threatened to leak to the press.
We also see the fervent discussions and arguments between the personalities involved, including Peres's rivalries with the Prime Ministers he served under, including Rabin, Sharon and Netanyahu. Although one of Peres's most trusted colleagues, Gil offers a frank assessment of his mentor, recounting his foibles and failures as consistently as he does his victories. We are shown Peres's unique energy and optimism for Israel and its Arab neighbors in his vision of a 'New Middle East' - a vision that is sorely lacking in today's leaders on all sides.
But most valuable of all, we gain unique insight into the actual thought processes, conversations and decisions of Peres and his colleagues and adversaries as they initiated, processed and reacted to events in real time, shedding new light on a historic period in Israeli and Middle Eastern History. Of unique value to all those interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the book is also an insightful meditation on the inner-workings of all high-level government and diplomatic negotiations.
Author: Avi Gil
ISBN-10: 0755617010
ISBN-13: 9780755617012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 11/12/2020
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
In this insider's account, written by Avi Gil, Peres's closest confidant and adviser, we witness firsthand the tense moments during the historic Oslo talks, kept under the strictest secrecy, when the explosive revelation that Peres was directing direct communications with Yasser Arafat's representatives for the first time threatened to leak to the press.
We also see the fervent discussions and arguments between the personalities involved, including Peres's rivalries with the Prime Ministers he served under, including Rabin, Sharon and Netanyahu. Although one of Peres's most trusted colleagues, Gil offers a frank assessment of his mentor, recounting his foibles and failures as consistently as he does his victories. We are shown Peres's unique energy and optimism for Israel and its Arab neighbors in his vision of a 'New Middle East' - a vision that is sorely lacking in today's leaders on all sides.
But most valuable of all, we gain unique insight into the actual thought processes, conversations and decisions of Peres and his colleagues and adversaries as they initiated, processed and reacted to events in real time, shedding new light on a historic period in Israeli and Middle Eastern History. Of unique value to all those interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the book is also an insightful meditation on the inner-workings of all high-level government and diplomatic negotiations.
Author: Avi Gil
ISBN-10: 0755617010
ISBN-13: 9780755617012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 11/12/2020
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
By Avi Gil
xAvi Gil served as the Director-General of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2001 - 2002), the Director-General of Israel's Ministry of Regional Cooperation (1999-2001), and the Bureau Chief of the Prime Minister's Office (1995 - 1996). Closely involved in Israel's policy-making and peace negotiations, Gil also served as Director of Content of the 5 Israeli Presidential Conferences (2009-2014). He is currently Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute.
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