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Article: Discrepant historical rhythms; The Arab-Israeli conflict.(An unsparing look at the Arab-Israeli conflict)(Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy)(Book Review)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- February 11, 2006
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MANY of the participants have now dissected the failure of Bill Clinton's heroic effort six years ago to make peace between Yasser Arafat and Israel's Ehud Barak. The longest book to date has come from Dennis Ross, the senior American official involved. The most profound may be this beautifully written account by Mr Barak's foreign minister, Shlomo Ben-Ami, a Moroccan-born historian who became a politician. It should be compulsory reading for anyone who feels a partiality to one side or the other, though it will not be a comfortable read: Mr Ben-Ami is unsparing in his criticisms of both sides.
Mr Ben-Ami does not focus only on the Clinton initiative. He places ...