The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace
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For nearly twenty years, Aaron David Miller has played a central role in U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace. His position as an advisor to presidents, secretaries of state, and national security advisors has given him a unique perspective on a problem that American leaders have wrestled with for more than half a century: Why has the world’s greatest superpower failed to find a solution for peace in the Middle East?Here is an insider’s view of the peace process, filled with unforgettable behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with all the key players as they disclose the inner thoughts and strategies that motivated them. The result is a book which shatters preconceived notions about tackling the complicated issues of culture, religion, domestic politics, and national security that have defined—and often derailed—a half century of diplomacy. The New York Times - Ethan Bronner …[a] revealing and well-written…Apart from such self-criticism, what is unusual about this memoir when compared with other, similar ones is how lively, even irreverent, it is. Mr. Miller is a fine raconteur who fills his pages with real characters and sly observations.
Introduction: "Where did you get those shoes?" 1Part 1 America's Promise Challenged 9Chapter 1 A negotiator's tale 13Chapter 2 Gulliver's troubles: a great power in a world of small ones 30Chapter 3 Israel's lawyers: how domestic politics shapes america's arab-israeli diplomacy 75Part 2 America's Promise Kept 125Chapter 4 Henry kissinger: strategist 129Chapter 5 Jimmy carter: missionary 157Chapter 6 James baker: negotiator 191Part 3 America's Promise Frustrated 235Chapter 7 Caterer, cash man, and crisis manager, 1993-99 239Chapter 8 Mr. nice guy: bill clinton and the arabs and israelis he loved too much, 1999-2001 278Part 4 America's Promise Abandoned? 317Chapter 9 The disengager: george w. bush and the pursuit of arab-israeli peace, 2001-2007 321Chapter 10 One more last chance: is arab-israeli peace possible, and what can america do about it? 363Notes 386List of Interviews 391Acknowledgments 397Index 399
