Jordan, the United States and the Middle East Peace Process, 1974}}}1991 [Hardcover]

Madiha Madfai explores Jordan's role in the USA's peacemaking efforts during the Carter, Reagan and Bush administrations.On 31 July 1988 King Hussain of Jordan renounced all adminstrative and legal ties with the Israeli- occupied West Bank of the River Jordan, initiating a new turning point in the Middle East peace process. In this path breaking study, Madiha Madfai explores Jordan's role in the USA's peacemaking efforts during the Carter, Reagan and Bush administrations. She examines the events culminating in the action of 1988 and convincingly demonstrates the history of anger, anguish and frustration that lay behind the Jordanian decision.On 31 July 1988 King Hussain of Jordan renounced all adminstrative and legal ties with the Israeli- occupied West Bank of the River Jordan, initiating a new turning point in the Middle East peace process. In this path breaking study, Madiha Madfai explores Jordan's role in the USA's peacemaking efforts during the Carter, Reagan and Bush administrations. She examines the events culminating in the action of 1988 and convincingly demonstrates the history of anger, anguish and frustration that lay behind the Jordanian decision.On July 31, 1988, King Hussein of Jordan renounced all administrative and legal ties with the Israeli-occupied West Bank of the River Jordan, initiating a new turning point in the Middle East peace process. In this path-breaking study, Madiha Madfai explores Jordan's role in the USA's peacemaking efforts during the Carter, Reagan and Bush administrations. She examines the events culminating in the action of 1988 and convincingly demonstrates the history of anger, anguish and frustration that lay behind the Jordanian decision.Foreword William B. Quandt; Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1. Introduction; 2. Kissinger's legacy and imprint on the Middle East; Part I. Jordan in the Carter Middle East Policy: 3. Carter picks up the threads; 4. The Camp David accords and Jordan; 5. An evaluation of the development of AlÓ3