Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and PeaceAllen Lane, 2007 - 697 من الصفحات For most of his long reign (1953-1999) Hussein of Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics, and one of the most consistent proponents of peace with Israel. This is the first major account of his life and reign, written with access to many of his surviving papers, with the co-operation (but not approval) of his family and staff, and extensive interviews with policy-makers of many different nationalities. Shlaim reveals that for the sake of dynastic and national survival, Hussein initiated a secret dialogue with Israel in 1963, and spent over 1000 hours in talks with Golda Meir, Shimon Peres, Itzhak Shamir, Itzhak Rabin, and countless other Israeli officials. Shlaim reconstructs this dialogue across the battle-lines from new Israeli records and first-hand accounts by many of the key participants, demonstrating that Israeli intransigence was largely responsible for the failure to achieve a peaceful settlement to the conflict between 1967 and 1994. |
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... Hassan , Hussein's heir designate , was be- coming increasingly involved in the affairs of state and taking over the supervision of more and more government business , particularly in the fields of economics and development . Hassan was ...
... Hassan , Hussein's heir designate , was be- coming increasingly involved in the affairs of state and taking over the supervision of more and more government business , particularly in the fields of economics and development . Hassan was ...
الصفحة 584
... Hassan micro - managed the government more than was wise , doing so even more after becoming regent , but that was his character . At no point before or during his regency did Hassan try to build a power base of his own . On the ...
... Hassan micro - managed the government more than was wise , doing so even more after becoming regent , but that was his character . At no point before or during his regency did Hassan try to build a power base of his own . On the ...
الصفحة 605
... Hassan was not one of them . Hassan was the victim , not the perpetrator , of the plots that were hatched in the twilight of Hussein's reign . Hassan is further accused of exceeding his authority , of acting in an arbitrary manner and ...
... Hassan was not one of them . Hassan was the victim , not the perpetrator , of the plots that were hatched in the twilight of Hussein's reign . Hassan is further accused of exceeding his authority , of acting in an arbitrary manner and ...
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The Hashemite Heritage I | 1 |
Murder of a Mentor | 38 |
The Making of a King | 59 |
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