HIS344Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Agreement On Disengagement Between Israel And Syria, Henry Kissinger, Second Intifada
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The axis of evil , the wars on terror and their. Regional rivalries & east-west conflict in the middle east. Us looking for a diplomatic settlement of arab-israeli conflict. 1973, nixon had intervened to prevent either side from making a decision. States were responsible to the us for brokering the peace. Egypt realized that aligning with us might be more successful than aligning with the ussr. Us would only help so much while egypt maintained position on israel. Israel did not want to budget on palestinian sovereignty on the west bank and gaza. Sadat promised restoration of free passage for israeli ships through suez canal. Negotiations among egypt, jordan, israel, and representatives of the palestinian people to establish autonomy for the arabs in the west bank and gaza. Thought that egypt was betraying the arab peoples. Negotiations on west bank & gaza did not go anywhere. Boycotted by local palestinian leaders and government of jordan.
