Class 20

Arab-Israeli Politics

Class 20: Collapse of the Peace Process since Camp David II - and further destruction of Lebanon

Readings:

Smith, 499-543

Robert Malley, Fictions About the Failure at Camp David, New York Times, July 8, 2001.

@-2 Clinton Plan, Jan. 7, 2000.

Frontline "Shattered Dreams of Peace" 2 hours of video about the breakdown of the Oslo peace process 2000-2002 you may see in the Mezes 2.104 Liberal Arts computer lab. You may also read the complete transcript online at pbs.

Also there is an excellent recent book on the subject: Clayton E. Swisher, The Truth About Camp David (NY, 2004)

I. The Clinton Administration: benign neglect until Doha

II. The Bush Administration: less benign neglect

Ariel Sharon: "a man of peace"? (Recall Qibya 1953, Invasion of Lebanon June 6, 1982, Sabra and Shatila Sept 16-19, 1982, then provocative entry to Haram al Sharif Sept 28, 2000...)
March 2001 Sharon became prime minister. 8 times to White House, while Bush stonewalled Arafat.
Jan 2002 Karine A : Iranian arms for Arafat?
June 24, 2002 Bush Rose Garden speech: Palestinian state yes Arafat no.
Arafat's death Nov 11, 2004
Gaza withdrawal 2005
Hamas victory Jan 25, 2006 parliamentary elections
Kadima (Olmert succeeding Sharon, in coma since Jan 13, 2006) victory Israeli electionsof March 28, 2006

III. Lebanon

1998-99 President Emile Lahoud and Prime Minister Salim Hoss vs corruption
extension of President Lahoud's term, 2004-07
assassination of Rafik Hariri, March 14, 2005
Israeli invasion of Southern Lebanon and destruction of parts of Beirut, July 12-Aug. 13, 2006. Here is a map of the situation as of August 10, 2006 - if you can make any sense of it!
election of President Michel Suleiman, May 25, 2008

Oct. 26, 2008
Department of Government, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin. Questions, Comments, and Suggestions to chenry@mail.utexas.edu