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Baksheesh Diplomacy

Secret Negotiations between American Jewish Leaders and Arab Officials on the Eve of World War II

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Baksheesh Diplomacy

Secret Negotiations between American Jewish Leaders and Arab Officials on the Eve of World War II

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Description

Could the Arab-Israeli conflict have been avoided? Was it possible to achieve peace between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s? Rafael Medoff's intriguing study reveals, for the first time, the story of the Fifth Avenue multimillionaires who believed they could bring peace to the Middle East through secret diplomacy and a generous dose of baksheesh (bribery). In documents unearthed from archives on three continents, Medoff has discovered an extraordinary and previously unknown chapter in the history of Middle East diplomacy. Here he brings the story to life. A work of history that reads like a thriller, this book takes the reader from the elite Jewish social clubs of interwar Manhattan to the bustling bazaars of Baghdad, as it sheds fresh light on the Arab-Jewish conflict, the relationship between American Jewry and the Holy Land, and the divisions within the Jewish community over the Palestinian Arab issue.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Park Avenue View of Palestine
Chapter 2 Problems in Palestine, Solutions in New York
Chapter 3 Enter Edward Norman
Chapter 4 Americans Negotiate a Palestine Solution
Chapter 5 The Negotiations Begin
Chapter 6 Partners in Secret Diplomacy
Chapter 7 From Washington to London
Chapter 8 Jewish Money, Iraqi Promises
Chapter 9 Epilogue

Product details

Published Jan 22 2001
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 216
ISBN 9780739102046
Imprint Lexington Books
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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