IT'S REALLY NOT THE NOW—IT'S THE HOW!. (December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bisk, Tsvi
• Other Names: Ben-Meir Alon guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: World affairs. Volume 185:Number 4(2022)
• Page Start: 779
• Page End: 793
• Publication Date: 2022-12
• Subjects: Middle East -- Israel -- Palestine -- Jordan -- Confederation -- Ethnic Conflict -- Peacemaking -- Peacekeeping -- Policy Proposal -- Conflict Mitigation; Oriente Medio -- Israel -- Palestina -- Jordania -- Confederación -- establecimiento de la paz -- mantenimiento de la paz -- propuesta de política -- mitigación de conflictos; 中东 -- 以色列 -- 巴勒斯坦 -- 约旦 -- 联盟 -- 建立和平 -- 维护和平 -- 政策提议 -- 冲突缓解。; International relations -- Periodicals; Peace -- Periodicals; Arbitration (International law) -- Periodicals; United States -- Foreign relations -- Periodicals; Arbitration (International law); International relations; Peace; United states; Foreign relations; Internationale politiek; Periodicals; 327.05
• DOI: 10.1177/00438200221127031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0043-8200

Abstract

In this contribution to the World Affairs 2022 Special Issue, I engage AlonBen-Meir's proposal for an Israeli–Palestinian–Jordanian Confederation previously published in this journal and discussed in depth by scholars, diplomats, and policy practitioners in a panel at the March 2022 Policy Studies Organization Middle East Dialog conference in Washington, DC. Given that achieving such a confederation has been sabotaged over and again to date, a critical question is how do we get from here to there without upsetting the irrational passions of both sides? I suggest various practical steps and policies that might mitigate the conflict in ways that could inexorably lead to the final destination of Ben-Meir's confederation .