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Identifier	Thesis 1803
Author	Kramer, Steven B.
Title	Blinded By Terror United States Policy Towards the Use of Terror in the Israeli – Palestinian Conflict
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2005
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	A presumption that the United States and Israel are joined in a common struggle against terrorism has become a part of the political orthodoxy of both the U.S. Republican and Democratic parties. Implicit in this worldview is the premise that the Palestinians use the tactic of terrorism in order to achieve their political goals, and the Israelis do not. The intention of this paper is to subject this popular political mythology to critical examination and evaluate its impact on the U.S. brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In order to accomplish this objective, this paper does not query the use of terror by certain Palestinian groups, which is well known and not disputed. Instead, focus is placed on the Israeli side of the equation. Israeli policies and actions are examined in order to determine if they fit within a fair and objective definition of terrorism. After reaching an affirmative conclusion, U.S. policy towards the use of terrorism in the conflict and its impact on the U.S. brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace process is studied. The scope of this examination is primarily limited to contemporary history – events that have occurred within the past twenty-five years. However, at times where more context is required, historical summaries are provided which look as far back as the 1940s. Given the wealth of material available concerning Israeli state terrorism, the scope of the section of this paper that deals with proving its existence is limited to very recent events occurring within the Presidential administrations of William J. Clinton and George W. Bush. The author's final conclusion is that the U.S. has exhibited a significant amount of bias, in favor of Israeli goals and positions, during its role as the broker/mediator of the peace process. In addition, a truly comprehensive peace settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may not be possible if the U.S. does not change its current policy or at a minimum publicly recognize its inherent bias and fully back negotiations mediated by a more independent party or group.
Subject	Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States Arab-Israeli conflict United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
Department	Department of History
Advisor	Mezvinsky, Norton
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734950
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