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Arabs and Israelis: Ripe for a Breakthrough? |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 6/1/1991 |
| Size: 2,617 Words, 16,410 Characters |
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From the moment that Saddam Hussein's forces occupied Kuwait on August 2, 1990, it was clear that a confluence of interests existed between Israel and a number of important Arab states. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the remaining Gulf principalities, and Syria all had, like Israel, an overriding interest in checking Hussein's bid for regional hegemony and preserving the existing balance of power.
Moreover, as the crisis unfolded, the Arab members of the anti-Hussein coalition came to agree with Israel, however reluctantly, that Iraq's military machine needed to be smashed. During the war itself, Israel showed great sensitivity to coalition exigencies and avoided retaliating against Iraqi missile attacks. Although it is unlikely that they would have abandoned the fight against Hussein, Arab co...
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... Despite the recent emphasis on the Israeli-Syrian arena, focus will most likely return to the Israeli-Palestinian sphere, centering around the establishment of Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza for an interim period, as outlined in the Camp David Accords 12 years ago. Both Israel and the Palestinians will have to make painful and risky accommodations to achieve even this much. vbcrlf
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