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In The Blood of Abraham, originally published in 1985 with updates to the afterword in 1993 and 2007, President Carter explains his understanding of the Middle East and seeks to provide an enlightening and reconciling vision for greater peace in the region.
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INDEX
Abbas, Mahmoud (Abu Mazen, President of the Palestinian National Authority), 205; and PLO, 208; call for peace talks by, 211
Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (King of Saudi Arabia), 168
Abdullah (King of Saudi Arabia), 205; as crown prince, 166
Abdullah ibn-Hussein (King of Jordan), 34, 122
Abraham, 4–6, 8; and Damascus, 60; in Egypt, 6, 149; and Middle East, 4
Afghanistan: and Saudi Arabia, 166; Soviet invasion of, 17, 174, 175; Soviet treaty with, 17
Alawite religious sect, and Assad, 81
Alexander the Great, and Egypt, 149–50
Allenby Bridge, 25, 114, 115, 126
Allon, Yigal, 37
Ambiguity: Egyptians’ call for, 163; and negotiation, 185
Amman, and Carter visit, 109
Arab conferences. See Conferences, Arab
Arabia (Roman province), 124
Arabian Peninsula: and Assad’s support for Iran, 81; history of, 168–69; oil reserves in, 4
Arab-Israeli wars. See Wars between Israel and Arabs
Arab League, 150; and Sadat, 153; and Saudi peace plan, 207; and Syrian intervention in Lebanon, 91
Arab nations: domestic issues important in, 181; Egypt boycotted by, 157, 163–64; free expression lacking in, 31; ineffectiveness of, 3; Israel boycotted by, 69; Israel’s emergence misperceived by, 151; Saudis’ funding of, 175; in U.S. objectives, 55. See also specific nations and leaders
Arabs: Christian, 30, 87–88, 104, 115; vs. Iranians, 76
Arabs, Palestinian. See Palestinians
Arafat, Yasir, 105; and Assad, 68–69, 80, 98, 99; Beirut withdrawal by, 2, 95; death of, 205, 208; in Egyptians’ views, 163–64; and 1996 election, 206; goals of, 118; and house arrest, 208; Hussein on, 133; and 1982 invasion of Lebanon, 94–95, 102; and Israeli leaders, 206; and Nobel Peace Prize, 206; and Mubarak, 122, 163–64; and 1983 peace talks, 112, 137–38, 138–39; as PLO leader, 105, 121; and Rabat conference, 12; and Reagan statement, 78; in Sharon’s viewpoint, 52; and Syria, 76, 160–61. See also PLO
Aretas III (King of the Nabataeans), 124
Arms. See Weapons
Ashkenazim, 39
Assad, Hafez al-, 62, 64, 66, 69–70, 82; and Arafat, 68–69, 80, 98, 99; Carter talks with, 13, 62, 64, 65–66, 67–70, 73–78; death of, 205; and Egypt, 65, 81, 160–61; and future prospects, 185; and Israel, 11, 67–68, 70, 74, 75–76, 78, 99, 100–01; and Jordan, 64, 65, 81, 129; Lebanes...
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Chronology
- Maps
- Introduction
- Israel
- Syria
- Lebanon
- The Palestinians
- Jordan
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
- The Future
- Afterword
- Appendices
- Index