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1. Ralph Bunche and the Continued PalestineConflict.

Author

Naeser, Ingrid

Subjects
*ARAB-Israeli conflict, 1993-, *ARAB-Israeli peace process, *CRISIS management
Abstract

This paper examines Ralph Bunche’s mediatory role in the early years of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Drawing from the modalities and strategies used to usher in a period of relative peace and stability in the Middle East, this paper will seek to assess the notions of continuity and change in Middle Eastern crisis management. In particular, attempts will be made to evaluate the conditions that led to the success of those negotiations and to investigate the extent to which the Rhodes Peace process is relevant to the contemporary process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2004

2. Ralph Bunche as Diplomat.

Author

Lyman, Princeton N.

Subjects
*DIPLOMATS, *PEACEBUILDING
Abstract

Ralph Bunche is rightfully reknowned for his diplomatic achievements in the Middle East and Africa. His success in bringing about the armistice between Egypt and Israel in 1949 came, nevertheless, after a number of mediation failures. In Congo, Bunche was unable to draw the forces of nationalism into alignment with the international peacekeeping efforts for which he was responsible. Yet this was something for which he was uniquely qualified. The sad history of Congo thereafter is a legacy of which he would not be proud. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2004

3. Deadlock at Lausanne: Six Months of Lost Opportunities for Peace in the Middle East.

Author

Spungen, Norma

Subjects
*PEACE treaties, *ARMISTICES, *PALESTINIANS, *INTERNATIONAL relations, FOREIGN relations of the United States
Abstract

This article examines the Foreign Relations documents of the U.S. and the papers of government officials in the Truman administration that reveals the possibilities for peace in the Middle East in 1949 and the opportunities present for the U.S. to have played a major role in the peace process. The first Arab-Israeli war came to an end with the signing of an armistice agreement between Egypt and Israel on the island of Rhodes, on February 24, 1949, under the direction of United Nations Mediator Ralph Bunche. Within the next five months, successful armistice agreements were concluded between Israel and Trans Jordan, Lebanon and Syria; and permanent peace negotiations were expected to follow before the year's end. In order to appreciate the possibilities for peace in the Middle East in 1949, we must go back to December 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly, in anticipation of the end of hostilities between the Arabs and Jews, established a Palestine Conciliation Commission consisting of representatives from France, Turkey and the U.S. Its major task, which was to be pursued concurrently with the armistice negotiations, was to negotiate peace treaties between Israel and the Arab states. Along with its pursuit of permanent peace, the Commission was also to formulate a plan for the internationalization of Jerusalem and to arrange for the repatriation and resettlement of approximately 725,000 Palestinian Arab refugees.

Published
1987