ࡱ> 142ZOh+'0  (4 P \ h tAuthors NoteouthWilliam B. Quandtdillill Normal.dotQWilliam B. Quandtd5llMicrosoft Word 9.0@V@NvA@Ħ=@-EF,@Z՜.+,0 hp|  r" Authors Note Titleill Normal.dotQWilliam B. Quandtd5llMicrosoft Word 9.0@V@NvA@Ħ=@-EF,@[Quandt: Authors Note, as reviewed] Preface to the Third Edition Since the publication of the second edition of Peace Process in 2001, much has happened in the Middle Eastand in American policy toward the region. In part this was result of the dramatic failure of peace efforts at the very end of Bill Clintons presidency. Many in the United States and in Israel blamed Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat for the breakdown of diplomacy, and the newly elected George W. Bush was unwilling to give him a second chance. Moreover, the new Bush administration, especially after 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq, had other priorities in the region. For much of President Bushs first term there was, quite simply, nothing worthy of calling a peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. I have tried to account for the distinctive approach of the George W. Bush administration to the issues surrounding the Arab-Israeli conflictto say the least, it has been a departure from earlier presidents views. In doing so I have had to work primarily with publicly available information, but in time we will learn more about the internal deliberations that led to many of the policies described in this book. I have tried to write a first draft of that history, knowing that it will have to be rewritten in due course. In addition to the new chapter on George W. Bushs first term, this edition incorporates new material that has become available in recent years. For example, the State Department has finally published its selection of documents on the 1967 war in the Foreign Relations of the United States series. Although I had already seen most of this material, but new documentation has been woven into the narrative and footnotes where relevant. Similarly, the chapter on the 1973 war has been updated in light of new documentary sources and a book by Henry Kissinger that details some of his phone conversations during the crisis. Most important, much new material has become available on the Clinton years, and I have significantly rewritten those chapters to incorporate the accounts of President Clinton, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, chief Middle East negotiator Dennis Ross, and several others who have since written about that period. As in the second edition, supplementary documentation is available at www.brookings.edu/press/apprendix/peace_process.htm and referenced in the notes to the text. In preparing this new edition, I was assisted by a number of special people: Carol Huang and Stacie Pettyjohn assisted with research. Tanjam Jacobson edited the revised manuscript, __________________ proofread the pages, and ____________ prepared the index. As I conclude this note, the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians may have improved somewhat with the death of Yasir Arafat. But the substantive issues that divide the parties will still be difficult to resolve. I continue to believe that the United States will have to play a major role if negotiations are to succeed. I have never believed that the conflict is destined to last forever, but at the same time, it must be recognized that nothing less than an all-out effortby Israelis, Palestinians, and Americansis likely to produce the long-sought peace that the peoples of the region deserve. The United States, now engaged in a struggle against Islamic extremism and committed to trying to build democracy in Iraq, has more reasons than ever to wish for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. This would help to stem the tide of anti-Americanism in the region, could provide an example of how peace and democracy can by mutually reinforcing; and might unleash a host of other beneficial results in a region that has suffered from too much war and too little democracy and development. But to be a catalyst for peace between Israelis and Palestiniansand perhaps Syrians and Lebanese as wellthe United States will have to do more than offer its good offices. Procedural gimmicks will not get very far in the highly charged atmosphere of the Middle East. Confidence-building measures have been tried extensively in the past and have often proved wanting. If peace is to come, the parties must now tackle the big questions of the shape of a final peace settlement. Incrementalism will be a waste of time. The United States, with broad international support, is well poised to help shape the substantive compromises on which peace can be built. The general outline is widely understood. The peace talks of the 1990s came close to defining eventual areas of agreement. George W. Bushs first term coincided with a four-year hiatus in the peace process. It is time to get back to business. In the next phase, the task will be to bridge remaining gaps, to restore a degree of mutual trust, to provide a vision of peace as the key to regional development and improved governance, and to promote a concept of security that does not rely exclusively on the gun. This may sound like an impossible dream in early 2005. But it is a worthy goal for American diplomacy. CrX"6$ 5CJ\6CJ]aJCJaJ%BC(  0d]0` $0d]0a$0d]0  1h/ =!"#$% Inge Lockwood Sherry Smith i8@8 NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH <A@< Default Paragraph Font"%BC( 000000000 Z_  s}3333%C} wWilliam B. QuandtWilliam B. QuandtWilliam B. QuandtWilliam B. QuandtWilliam B. QuandtWilliam B. QuandtTanjam JacobsonWilliam B. 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