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Weissglas and
50
,
68
–69
Rodman, Peter
198
–199,
284
,
306
Rome Conference
181
,
184
Ross, Dennis
16
,
291
,
292
Rove, Karl
192
Rudman, Warren
7
Rumsfeld, Donald
33
–34,
38
,
41
,
198
–199,
283
Russia
Mecca Agreement and
218
,
221
–222
in “Quartet”
see
(“Quartet”)
Syria and
237
Sadat, Anwar
307
,
308
Sana'a Declaration
114
Sarkozy, Nicolas
297
,
298
,
302
Saud (Saudi Prince)
253
Saudi Arabia
Burns and
15
relationship with Bush
14
–15
Rice and
15
Riedel and
14
–15
Second Intifada, Saudi plan to end
28
–31
Schroeder, Gerhard
309
Scowcroft, Brent
197
SCUD missiles
63
Sea Island (G8) summit
113
–114
Second Intifada
Abdallah and Saudi plan to end
28
–29
“Arab Plan” to end
28
–31
Arafat calling for
5
bombings in Israel
13
,
21
,
22
,
24
,
27
–28,
30
,
37
,
41
efforts to stop
5
–7
Haass and
6
IDF and
13
Powell and
6
–7,
23
Rice and
5
Riedel and
6
Saudi plan to end
28
–31
Sharon and
13
Security Council
al-Kibar nuclear reactor and
236
,
238
,
246
Bush and
297
Hadley and
297
,
299
moral equivalence in
28
Olmert and
296
–297,
300
Palestinian statehood, Resolutions regarding
32
Resolution 242
173
Resolution 1515
87
Resolution 1701
179
,
189
Resolution 1860
300
–301
Rice and
297
,
299
,
302
Tourgeman and
299
,
300
,
302
US abstentions in
301
–303
US vetoes in
12
Settlements
see also
specific settlement
Abbas and
311
Abrams and
67
–68
“April 14th letter” and
107
,
108
–109
Arafat and
311
Bush and
58
,
311
“freeze,” avoiding overemphasis on
311
–313
Hadley and
67
–68,
139
hitkansut
(convergence) policy
171
–174
Livni and
252
Netanyahu and
312
Obama and
74
,
311
–312
Olmert and
260
Powell and
23
,
58
,
67
Rice and
67
–68,
74
,
251
–252,
260
Roadmap and
67
–68
Sharon and
74
,
95
,
138
,
311
Weissglas and
74
,
139
Settlers' Council
98
Shahak, Amnon Lipkin
85
Shalit, Gilad
177
,
220
–221,
230
,
300
Shalom, Silvan
63
,
213
,
214
Shamir, Yitzhak
308
Sharansky, Natan
125
Sharm el-Sheik Summit
69
–71
Sharon, Ariel
generally
155
–156,
238
,
314
Abbas and
78
,
79
,
82
,
83
,
123
Abrams and
65
–66,
88
,
90
,
101
–102,
103
–104,
132
,
136
–138,
154
“April 14th letter”
see
(“April 14th letter”)
“Arab Plan,” reaction to
29
–30
Arafat and
24
,
54
–56,
119
Bush and
on Abbas
70
“April 14th letter,”
105
characterization of Sharon as “man of peace,”
35
disengagement
99
–100,
130
–131
expectations of
9
–13
meetings with
36
–37
need for new Palestinian leadership
62
personal relationship
11
–12,
154
reaction to break with Arafat
44
at Red Sea Summits
74
,
76
Roadmap
55
,
58
,
81
–83
strokes suffered by Sharon
153
at United Nations
142
centrality of
95
–96
Cheney and
131
in coalition government
114
–115
demographics and
92
disengagement and
89
,
93
,
94
,
98
–100,
130
–131,
136
–137
election of
9
elections called by
54
English comprehension by
12
first election of
60
flexibility of
95
–96
Geneva Initiative and
86
Gerson and
11
Hadley and
65
–66,
67
,
101
–102,
103
–104,
129
,
154
importance of US support for
308
,
309
–312
Kaplinsky and
153
–154
Karine A
affair and
25
London Conference and
125
medical condition of
153
–154
Munich, comparisons to
21
need for new Palestinian leadership and
62
,
88
negotiations with Palestinians
27
–28
Netanyahu and
137
,
139
Operation Defensive Shield and
31
Palestinian statehood and
16
,
310
police investigations of
105
political troubles of
115
–116
Powell and
9
,
10
,
24
,
33
“Quartet” and
58
at Red Sea Summits
69
,
71
,
72
–73,
74
,
76
reelection of
61
–62
Rice and
crossing to and from Gaza
148
–151
disengagement
136
–137
distrust of Rice
10
English comprehension by Sharon
12
friction between
130
Hamas participation in Palestinian elections
147
–148
personal relationship
154
visits to Israel
78
–79,
123
–124,
135
right of return and
74
–75
Roadmap and
50
,
53
–55,
56
,
58
,
70
–71,
81
–83
Second Intifada and
13
settlements and
74
,
95
,
138
,
311
strokes suffered by
153
,
154
Syria and
88
terrorism and
13
,
21
Tourgeman and
154
at United Nations
142
visits to Crawford
129
–132
visits to Washington
9
–10,
81
–83,
131
on vulnerability of Israel
66
–67
Weissglas and
10
,
12
,
153
West Bank fence and
78
–79
Sharon, Gilad
158
Sharon, Omri
24
SHAS Party (Israel)
174
Sheba'a Farms
182
–186,
269
Shikaki, Khalil
152
Shin Bet
84
,
205
,
231
,
234
,
241
,
269
–270
Shubaki, Fouad
25
Shultz, George
59
,
266
,
305
Siniora, Fouad
lack of Israeli support for
180
–181
Lebanon War and
182
–183,
184
Livni and
181
Olmert and
181
,
186
Qana attack and
186
–187
Rice and
182
–183,
186
–187
US support for
180
Solana, Javier
148
,
149
–150,
167
,
207
Soliman, Omar
83
,
103
,
228
State Department
anti-Israel attitudes in
176
“Arabists” in
19
,
43
,
176
Camp David negotiations and
195
disengagement and
99
Feith and
19
–20
Karine A
affair and
26
political appointees
versus
career personnel in
304
–306
Presidential control of decision making, importance of
304
–306
Rice in
116
shift in Administration policy toward
198
–200
Syria
al-Kibar nuclear reactor
see
(Al-Kibar nuclear reactor)
Hamas and
306
–307
Hizballah and
189
,
306
–307
Islamic Jihad and
306
–307
Russia and
237
secret peace talks with Israel
271
,
276
Sharon and
88
Syria Times,
23
Talansky, Morris
278
Tenet, George
12
,
13
,
23
,
24
,
45
Terrorism
see also
specific terrorist group
Abbas and
69
,
75
–76,
77
“April 14th letter” and
108
Arafat, commitment of
101
bombings in Israel
see
(Bombings in Israel)
Bush and
69
,
75
–76,
268
–269
Dahlan and
78
,
83
9/11 attacks
see
(9/11 attacks)
Olmert and
268
–269
Powell and
23
,
77
–78
Rice and
77
seminary attack
268
–269
Sharon and
13
,
21
Thatcher, Margaret
304
Third Way Party (Palestinians)
163
Times of London,
140
,
309
Top-down negotiations
259
Tourgeman, Shalom
generally
194
,
258
,
287
,
296
,
299
Abbas and
290
Abrams and
202
,
214
,
216
,
276
,
296
Annapolis Conference and
253
“April 14th letter” and
103
“Arab Plan,” reaction to
29
–30
Bush, and Sharon's perception of
9
–10
disengagement and
89
–90
final status negotiations and
216
Gaza Strip and
287
Hadley and
208
,
296
–297
hitkansut
(convergence) policy and
171
–172
9/11 attacks and
24
in Olmert government
170
Palestinian elections and
generally
152
–153
Hamas participation in
144
–145
Rice and
194
–195,
200
,
201
,
220
,
223
,
252
Roadmap and
50
,
203
,
212
–214
Security Council and
299
,
300
,
302
Sharon and
154
Welch and
214
,
216
West Bank and
290
–291
Turbowitz, Yoram
generally
194
,
258
Abbas and
290
Abrams and
188
,
202
,
214
,
216
Annapolis Conference and
253
final status negotiations and
216
Hadley and
189
,
201
–202,
208
hitkansut
(convergence) policy and
173
Olmert and
284
–285
prisoners and
252
Rice and
200
,
201
–202
Roadmap and
203
,
212
–213
Welch and
214
,
216
Turki (Saudi Prince)
8
–9,
15

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