The road not taken: The amirav-husayni peace initiative of 1987

Lior Lehrs

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The road not taken: The amirav-husayni peace initiative of 1987

Lior Lehrs

Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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In the summer of 1987, Israeli citizens Moshe Amirav and David Ish Shalom initiated a secret unofficial negotiation channel with Palestinian leaders Faysal al-Husayni and Sari Nusseibeh, with the approval of the Palestine Liberation Organization leadership and the acknowledgment of senior members of Israel’s ruling Likud party. But the attempt to turn the Amirav-Husayni initiative into official negotiations failed. This article analyzes the negotiations, examines the actors involved and the agreement, and discusses the historical importance of the initiative and the reasons for its failure.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	72-94
Number of pages	23
Journal	Middle East Journal
Volume	74
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3751/74.1.14
State	Published - 1 Mar 2020

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Geography, Planning and Development
Sociology and Political Science

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