| ID | 134687 |
| Title Proper | Israel and the Arab peace initiative, 2002–2014 |
| Other Title Information | a plausible missed opportunity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Podeh, Elie |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Arab League Summit in Beirut on March 27/28, 2002, adopted an initiative to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Arab Peace Initiative (Mubadarat al-Salam al-‘Arabiyya), as it soon became known, was a modified version of a Saudi initiative, and was first unveiled in an interview of Crown Prince ‘Abdullah of Saudi Arabia by American journalist Thomas Friedman, on February 17 of that year. Israel learned of the API at the height of the second Palestinian uprising, the al-Aqsa Intifada, and therefore it did not elicit a serious response. However, it remained on the Arab League agenda ever since, regularly reaffirmed by successive league summits. In other words, the API has been an available policy option for more than a decade, yet no Israeli government has embraced it as a viable peace option. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle East Journal Vol.68, No.4; Aut.2014: p.584-603 |
| Journal Source | Middle East Journal Vol: 68 No 4 |
| Standard Number | Arab Spring |