The Arab-Israeli Conflict May Have Already Ended
Don’t let bombs upstage breakthroughs.
June 21, 2022
The Arab-Israeli Conflict May Have Already Ended
Don’t let bombs upstage breakthroughs.
To understand the future of the Arab-Israeli conflict, argues Gil Troy, we must better understand its past. Israel has not faced a coordinated military attack from the Arab world in nearly half a century; it has instead contended with a series of peace processes punctuated by terrorism. Israel’s periodic conflicts with Arab groups no longer reflect a neat division between the Jewish state and its neighbors. By telling Israel’s story through the decades rather than primarily through its wars, Troy argues, we will be able to place Palestinian violence, anti-Israel propaganda, the Abraham Accords, and other significant facets of Israeli history in their proper context.
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