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An examination of US policy on the Jerusalem issue during the second half of the 20th century. The study analyses the complex political and legal factors, both domestic and international, which have shaped executive decisions.

A comprehensive and innovative examination of US policy on the Jerusalem issue over the past half-century, this study analyzes the complex political and legal factors, both domestic and international, which have shaped executive decisions. The book provides a unique entry into the variations in policy from administration to administration, and the increasingly assertive role of Congress. Based on insights garnered from the past, the author offers useful suggestions for a reality-bound future approach to a problem which is central to resolution of the protracted Arab-Israeli dispute, and thus to security throughout the Middle East.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abbreviations.
Map.
Introduction.
Part A: The Quest for Territorial Internationalization, 1947-1950.
1. Internationalization under the Partition Scheme.
2. America's Retreat from Partition.
3. The Security Council Turns a Blind Eye.
4. The Battle for Jerusalem - As the United States and the United Nations Look On.
5. The Partition of Jerusalem.
6. Abortive Efforts at the United Nations.
7. Deadlock in the General Assembly.
Part B: The Dormant Interlude, 1951-1967.
8. America Adjusts to a Divided Jerusalem.
Part C: Jerusalem Reunified in the Wake of the 1967 Six-Day War.
9. The Status of East Jerusalem Debated.
10. Jerusalem at Camp David.
11. Post Camp David.
12. Reagan Revises US Policy.
13. Bush Plays Hardball with Shamir. Part D: Jerusalem Under the Oslo Accords.
14. The Struggle for Peace and Unity.
15. Jerusalem: The Challenge of Indivisibility.
Summary and Conclusions.
Appendix.
Bibliography.
Index.