- 319 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
With the Israeli-Palestinian Peace process still unresolved, the man who led the emerging Palestinian state through the turbulent post-Arafat era, former Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie, unveils for the first time his record of the 1993 Oslo negotiations which led to this point. The charismatic Qurie, also known as Abu Ala, was pivotal to the Oslo and post-Oslo talks, and the real, if volatile, friendships he formed with his Israeli counterparts Uri Savir and Shimon Peres helped create a fundamental shift in both sides' perception of the other. Qurie's story offers a longawaited perspective on the protracted and often nail-biting negotiations which changed the Middle East forever. The issues which the Oslo talks came so close to, but ultimately failed in, resolving -namely, refugees, borders, security, Jerusalem, are now once again on the negotiating table. In this context, Qurie's candid account of secret deals, hoarsely-argued compromises and astonishing volte-faces assumes huge importance for historians and for those shaping the future of Palestine and the peace process.
From Oslo to Jerusalem is not only an indispensable record, but also a compelling narrative of the drama, emotion and personalities behind a turning-point in the history of the modern Middle East.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. A Dream come true: from Oslo to Abu Dis
- 2. The road to Oslo: the camel and the eye of the needle
- 3. Beginnings: the PLO and Norway (First round)
- 4. The hook and the bait (Second round)
- 5. Taking the plunge (Third round)
- 6. Straight talking: optimism (Fourth round)
- 7. More straight talking: pessimism (Fourth round, continued)
- 8. Slow progress: a low point (Fifth round)
- 9. The suave diplomat: Savir takes the stage (Sixth round)
- 10. The lawyer colonel: a tough customer (Seventh round)
- 11. The olive branch: Singer makes amends (Eighth round))
- 12. Expectations: Gressheim - the surprise (Ninth round)
- 13. They drank from the same glass: disaster looms (Tenth round)
- 14. The war of documents: the Kamikaze approach (Eleventh round)
- 15. A new beginning (Twelfth round)
- 16. The beginning of the end: the agreement is initialled (Thirteenth round)
- 17. Closing the circle (Fourteenth round)
- 18. The handshake in Washington: the royal gateway across the ocean
- 19. Philosophy, strategy and tactics
- Appendix 1: Draft Declaration of Principles (Text at the close of Round 5, Version 4)
- Appendix 2: The Oslo Declaration of Principles (Final Draft 19 August 1993)
- Appendix 3: United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338
- Index