Anglo-American diplomacy and the Palestinian refugee problem, 1948-51 /
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| Author / Creator: | Waldman, Simon A., author. |
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| Imprint: | Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. |
| Description: | ix, 281 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Security, conflict and cooperation in the contemporary world Security, conflict and cooperation in the contemporary world. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10139265 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Palestinian Refugee Problem as an Impediment to Peace
- The Palestinian refugee problem and its origins
- Structure and content of the volume
- 1. The Palestine Factor in Anglo-American Post-War Middle Eastern Policy 1945-48
- Introduction
- Britain and the Middle East: An easterly extension of the American continent?
- Rebuilding the dam: US containment strategy in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean
- Jewish immigration to Palestine
- Active neutrality: Britain's response to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine's recommendations
- Humanitarianism and Cold War interests: President Truman's partition policy
- Conclusion
- 2. Friends Reunited? Britain and the US Respond to the Palestinian Refugee Problem
- Introduction
- The blame game
- Old scars resurface
- Aid: An extension of foreign policy by other means
- The role of the International Refugee Organization
- Approximating the appropriation
- Towards a UN resolution on refugee relief
- Not debating refugees: Drafting Resolution 194
- Conclusion
- 3. Diplomatic Deadlock: The Palestine Conciliation Commission and the Palestinian Refugee Problem (Part 1)
- Introduction
- The formation and composition of the PCC
- The early stages of the PCC: Talks with Israel and Jordan
- Talking with one voice: The PCC's discussions with Arab states
- Building a bloc at Beirut
- Crossing red lines
- The commencement of the Lausanne Conference
- The first crisis in US-Israeli relations
- Land for refugees: Israel's Gaza Proposal
- Conclusion
- 4. Economics over Politics: The Palestine Conciliation Commission and the Palestinian Refugee Problem (Part 2)
- Introduction
- Untying the knot: Anglo-American discussions during the Lausanne recess
- Changing of the guard
- Too little too late: Israel's 100,000 offer
- The Lausanne Conference continues: Questions asked not answered
- It's the economy, stupid? The origins of the ESM
- Rifts in US-British perceptions of the ESM
- Technical or political? The two halves of a Gordian knot
- Suspicious intent: Arab and Israeli mistrust of the ESM
- The Clapp Report avoids the resettlement quagmire
- Conclusion
- 5. Compensation: The Key to Break the Logjam?
- Introduction
- For lack of better alternatives: The PCC reconvenes
- The PCC discusses compensation
- Tentative plans without implementation
- Breakthrough? An Israeli compensation offer
- Muddying the water
- Anglo-American considerations and ruminations
- Pushing Israel towards a policy review
- Palmer's despair
- Towards another PCC conference
- Conclusion
- 6. The Refugee Factor in Direct Arab-Israeli Negotiations
- Introduction
- Avoiding ownership of the problem: British and US attitudes towards direct Arab-Israeli negotiations
- Land for refugees: Zaim's Israeli overtures
- Israeli-Jordanian talks, November 1949 to March 1950
- Secret Egyptian-Israeli talks
- A potential Israeli-Iraqi population exchange and the US-British response
- Conclusion
- 7. The Birth of UNRWA: The Institutionalization of Failed Diplomacy
- Introduction
- The inception of the idea of a works and relief organization
- A late start
- UNRWA's lack of funds
- The resistance of Arab states to UNRWA
- Britain and the US debate UNRWA's future
- UNRWA's declining fortunes
- Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
