This book deals with the relations of the Jewish Agency and the State of Israel with the Lebanese Maronites in the period 1920-1984. It is essentially a study of the evolution of Israeli policy towards and the minority alliance with the Maronites. The central argument of the book is that Israel has pursued an active policy of intervention in the domestic politics of Lebanon through the alliance, and thus the book challenges the view of Israel as 'a nation that dwells alone'.

Autorentext

KIRSTEN E. SCHULZE

Inhalt

Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Note on Transliteration - Introduction - The Idea of an Alliance: Israeli-Maronite Relations, 1920-1948 - The Birth of a State and the Rebirth of a Relationship, 1948-1955 - The First Lebanese Civil War - Between the Two Wars: the Emergence of the Palestinian Threat - Disintegration of a State: the Maronites turn towards Israel - The Revival of the Minority Alliance - The Rise and Fall of the Alliance - Illusions and Delusions - Perceptions: The Key to understanding the Alliance - Conclusion: Six Decades of Israeli-Maronite Relations - Bibliography - Index