Middle Eastern Maze

This expanded and updated edition of The Lingering Conflict offers a new narrative of the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process. Updates include the signing of the Abraham Accords, policies by the Trump and Biden administrations, Syrian civil war, Russia’s military intervention in Syria, Iran’s nuclear drive, and the political crisis in Israel.

Itamar Rabinovich is a distinguished nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution. A professor and president emeritus at Tel Aviv University, he served as Israel's ambassador to the United States and chief negotiator with Syria. His most recent book, with Carmit Valensi, is Syrian Requiem (Princeton, 2021).

Preface 1 The Background 2 Madrid and Oslo: Years of Hope 3 Years of Stagnation 4 Ehud Barak and the Collapse of the Peace Process 5 Sharon, Bush, and Arafat 6 Ehud Olmert and the New New Middle East 7 American-Israeli Autumn, Arab Spring 8 Donald Trump and the Road to the Abraham Accords 9 The Aftermath of the Abraham Accords 10 The Web of Relationships 11 Peace and Normalization Conclusion Epilogue Chronology Notes Index