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Ma'ale Adumim (settlement)
67
,
139
,
275
,
276
–277,
278
,
280
Maariv
(Israeli newspaper)
23
–24
Madrid Conference
195
,
197
,
307
,
308
McConnell, Michael
236
Mecca Agreement
217
–219
Meretz Party (Israel)
86
,
142
Meridor, Sallai
100
–101,
121
,
215
–216,
219
,
223
,
252
Merkel, Angela
132
–133,
167
,
283
,
297
–298
Meshal, Khaled
168
,
220
–221
Middle East Partnership Initiative
114
Miliband, David
298
,
300
Military aid to Israel
234
–235
Mitchell, George
7
,
24
,
306
–307,
311
–312
Mitchell Report
7
,
12
,
13
,
23
,
45
,
67
Moeller, Per Stig
49
Mofaz, Shaul
25
,
279
Mofaz, Shlomo
25
Moral equivalence
28
“More for more,”
102
Muasher, Marwan
15
,
49
–50,
51
,
87
,
110
–112
Mubarak, Hosni
generally
132
,
266
“April 14th letter” and
111
Bush and
104
–105
demise of
307
Obama and
305
,
306
–307
Powell and
104
at Red Sea Summits
69
,
71
Rice and
104
Roadmap and
63
,
65
Sarkozy and
298
summits hosted by
123
Mughniyah, Imad
25
,
265
Mughrabi, Adel
25
Muslim Brotherhood
229
Nasser, Gamal Abdel
165
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
126
National Endowment for Democracy
86
,
114
National Religious Party (Israel)
98
,
112
–113
National Security Council (NSC)
political appointees
versus
career personnel in
304
–306
Presidential control of decision making, importance of
304
–306
National Union Party (Israel)
98
–99
National unity government
206
,
209
,
218
,
220
,
228
,
229
Negroponte, John
195
Nehustan, Ido
252
Netanyahu, Benjamin
Abbas and
311
–312
election campaign of
279
first term as Prime Minister
271
Obama and
305
–308,
309
positive actions toward Palestinians
252
settlements and
312
Sharon and
137
,
139
in Sharon government
62
,
158
Neubach, Karen
44
9/11 attacks
effect on US Israeli policy
20
–21
Haass and
19
Powell's reaction to
19
,
20
Riedel and
19
Tourgeman and
24
Nixon, Richard M.
60
“No daylight” strategy
308
North Korea, al-Kibar nuclear reactor and
227
–228,
236
,
271
Northern Ireland, Middle East compared
312
Nusseibeh, Sari
84
Obama, Barack
Abdullah and
305
“April 14th letter” and
308
Cairo speech
306
Egypt and
306
–307
election of
287
intrusiveness of US role under
311
Israel, relationship with
307
,
308
–309,
311
Israeli suspicions of
306
Jones and
294
moral equivalency and
306
Mubarak and
305
,
306
–307
Muslim world and
306
Netanyahu and
305
–308,
309
peace talks and
306
–307
settlements and
74
,
311
–312
Olmert, Ehud
generally
194
Abbas and
Annapolis Conference
249
final status negotiations
270
Gaza Strip
266
,
270
–271,
272
negotiations
210
,
258
,
260
,
286
–287
political weakness of Olmert
232
–233,
234
West Bank
270
–271
Abrams and
160
–161,
173
–174,
207
–208,
288
–289
al-Kibar nuclear reactor and
227
,
246
–247
Annapolis Conference and
249
,
250
–251,
253
,
255
background
158
Bush and
al-Kibar nuclear reactor
246
–247
Annapolis Conference
249
,
255
initial conversations
158
–159
Jones Report
293
–295
Mecca Agreement
219
military aid to Israel
234
Palestinian statehood
233
–234
peace talks
269
personal relationship
225
,
264
–265
on Rice
280
support for
264
Syria
269
,
276
terrorism
268
–269
West Bank offer
292
–293
campaign of
159
Cheney and
235
corruption charges against
260
,
264
,
273
,
278
election of
170
Erekat and
286
,
289
–290
final status negotiations and
222
–223,
233
,
234
,
270
Gaza Strip and
266
,
270
–271,
272
Hadley and
174
,
286
Hamas and
296
–297
hitkansut
(convergence) policy and
171
–174
importance of US support for
308
international conference approach and
175
,
207
–208,
233
,
246
Jones Report and
293
–295
Kadima Party and
158
,
159
,
223
–224,
264
,
278
Lebanon War and
177
,
181
,
183
–185,
189
–191
Livni and
223
–224
Mecca Agreement and
218
,
219
optimism of
282
–283
Palestinian statehood and
233
–234
Qana attack and
187
–189
refugees and
270
,
288
resignation of
278
,
284
Rice and
generally
174
attempts to circumvent
257
–258
cease fire
298
friction between
187
–189,
219
,
220
,
222
–223,
254
,
256
–257
Gaza Strip
272
international conference approach
175
,
233
,
246
Jones Report
293
–295
Lebanon War
177
,
183
–184,
189
–191
military aid to Israel
234
–235
misunderstanding between
245
personal relationship
193
Roadmap
214
–215
Security Council
299
at Security Council
296
Roadmap and
205
–206,
212
–213,
214
–215
Sarkozy and
298
Security Council and
296
–297,
300
settlements and
260
in Sharon government
62
Siniora and
181
,
186
succeeding Sharon
158
terrorism and
268
–269
trilateral meeting with Abbas and Rice
220
–221
Turbowitz and
284
–285
visits to Washington
174
–175,
287
–289,
293
–295
Welch and
160
–161,
174
,
207
–208
West Bank and
generally
161
–162,
191
,
203
–204,
210
,
270
–271
offer regarding
287
–289
Omar (Mullah)
20
al-Omari, Ghaith
84
,
155
Operation Autumn Clouds
207
Operation Cast Lead
295
Operation Defensive Shield
31
Operation Summer Rains
177
Oren, Michael
64
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
65
Oslo Accords
26
,
129
,
142
,
314
Oslo Interim Agreement
126
–127
Otte, Marc
151
Pace, Peter
236
Palestine Liberation Organization
final status negotiations and
317
–318
Hamas and
75
“Jenin Massacre” and
31
Karine A
affair and
25
–27
Mecca Agreement and
217
–218
negotiations with
129
negotiations with Israel
217
–218,
242
,
258
Palestinian statehood and
314
Palestinian Authority
Barak and
266
,
270
Blair and
315
–316
Dahlan and
77
,
115
,
135
–136,
137
economic situation of
266
,
272
–273,
278
–279,
310
elections and
119
–120
emergency government
232
–233
Fatah and
270
final status negotiations and
317
–318
foreign aid to
123
,
133
,
170
Gaza Strip and
159
–161
military strength of
135
–136,
137
national unity government
218
,
228
,
229
security forces
77
training of security forces
214
,
228
–229,
265
,
266
truce with Hamas
78
,
82
truce with Islamic Jihad
78
,
82
war with Hamas
115
,
140
West Bank and
125
–126,
129
Palestinian elections
Abbas and
generally
132
–134,
136
,
151
,
165
–166,
209
–210
Hamas participation in
145
–146
Abrams and
152
Annan and Hamas participation in
143
,
144
,
166
,
167
Arafat and
56
–57
Bush and Hamas participation in
146
complaints regarding
120
Dahlan and
132
–136,
151
,
152
,
159
Fatah and
defeat of
163
,
164
–166
participation by
126
,
127
,
131
reasons for defeat
164
–166
Fayyad and
163
Hamas and
participation by
126
,
131
,
140
–142,
143
–144,
159
victory of
163
–164,
169
–170
Palestinian Authority and
119
–120
“Quartet” and
143
–144,
152
,
166
,
167
–168
Qurie and
132
–136
results of
163
Rice and
generally
152
Hamas participation in
144
–145,
147
–148,
152
,
166
–168,
169
Sharon and
147
–148
Tourgeman and
generally
152
–153
Hamas participation in
144
–145
Weissglas and
131
,
151
generally
126
–127
Hamas participation in
144
–145
Palestinian Legislative Council
Abbas and
63
Hamas victory in
163
–164,
169
–170
militias and
145
national unity government
218
Roadmap and
56
–57
Palestinian statehood
Bush and
16
–17,
42
,
232
,
233
–234,
315
Camp David negotiations and
16
Carter and
16
Cheney and
16
–17
Clinton and
16
,
315
as conditional on new Palestinian leadership
42
G.H.W. Bush and
16
Jordan and
317
–318
Libby and
16
–17
Olmert and
233
–234
PLO and
314
possible shape of
317
–318
Powell and
23
Reagan and
16
Rice and
32
,
133
Riedel and
16
,
17
Security Council Resolutions regarding
32
Sharon and
16
,
310
“Park Hotel Massacre,”
30
Pensioners Party (Israel)
174
“People's Choice” plan
84
–85
“People's Voice” plan
84
–85
Peres, Shimon
24
,
91
–92,
114
–115,
147
,
150
,
262
Peretz, Amir
147
“Political horizon” theory
203
–204
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
163
,
176
,
207
Portman, Rob
234
Powell, Colin
generally
59
,
83
Abdallah and
14
–15
Arab reaction to speeches of
23
–24
Arafat and
6
–7,
9
,
24
,
33
Bush's pro-Israeli position and
35
Cheney and
34
Clinton and
5
divergence from Bush Administration
6
–7,
20
,
34
–35,
48
Erekat and
56
Geneva Initiative and
85
,
86
Genger and
10
Israeli view of
51
Jerusalem, and status of
23
Karine A
affair and
25
,
26
marginalization of
198
–199
Mubarak and
104
need for coherent policy and
22
–23
need for new Palestinian leadership and
40
,
41
9/11 attacks, reaction to
19
,
20
outreach to Arab world
8
Palestinian statehood and
23
“Quartet” and
48
–49
at Red Sea Summits
69
,
76
Rice and
7
,
283
Roadmap and
49
–50,
56
,
57
–58,
87
Second Intifada and
6
–7,
23
settlements and
23
,
58
,
67
Sharon and
9
,
10
,
24
,
33
terrorism and
23
,
77
–78
visits to Israel
83
visits to Middle East
32
–33,
45
Power, Faith, and Fantasy
(Oren)
64
Presidential Command
(Rodman)
284
Preventive Security Organization
228
Principals Committee
34
Prisoners
252
Putin, Vladimir
132
–133,
135

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