Israel's Covert Diplomacy in Lebanon

Israel's Covert Diplomacy in Lebanon
ISBN-10
031217604X
ISBN-13
9780312176044
Category
Political Science
Pages
213
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
Kirsten E. Schulze

Description

This book deals with the relations of the Jewish Agency and the State of Israel with the Lebanese Maronites in the period 1920-1984. It is essentially a study of the evolution of Israeli policy towards and the minority alliance with the Maronites. The central argument of the book is that Israel has pursued an active policy of intervention in the domestic politics of Lebanon through the alliance, and thus the book challenges the view of Israel as "a nation that dwells alone", a nation that defends itself against external threats but refrains from interfering in the internal affairs of the neighboring Arab states.

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