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I very much enjoyed reading this book as it offers an eloquent account of the Israeli-Palestinian failed peace process written from a very personal perspective of the former Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs.
I have known Ben-Ami for many years, having worked for him at his Tel Aviv Center during the 1990s. I also supported his career in the Labour Party. Ben-Ami is a sharp intellectual who is committed to peace.
Ben-Ami did his best to negotiate between Prime Minister Ehud Barak and the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Often he came up with innovative ideas designed to break many impasses along the way. However, despite his best efforts, peace remained elusive.
He writes that this book pretends to offer the most nonpartisan, comprehensive, and balanced account by an insider representing one of the parties. Indeed, the most interesting parts of the book (I and II) are those where Ben-Ami was directly involved: The discussions leading to Camp David 2000, the Clinton Parameters, and the Taba peace summit. Part III covers the years 2001-2020, during which Israel evacuated Gaza, Prime Minister Olmert negotiated peace with the Palestinian leader Abbas and Obama’s peace initiative.
I am using this book for research on a book I am working on.
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A high-level insider's history of the efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, from 2000 Camp David Talks to the present, that explains why successive attempts have all failed.
The clash between Israel and Palestine has been one of the most emotionally engaging causes of modern times. Prophets without Honor tells the story of the grueling attempts to solve the conflict and examines the reasons for its resilience. Shlomo Ben-Ami, who participated at a high level in the July 2000 Camp David peace talks that almost led to a historic deal, uses his insider experience to illuminate the specific factors that…