Baksheesh Diplomacy: Secret Negotiations Between American Jewish Leaders And Arab Officials On The Eve Of World War II; Author: Medoff, Rafael; Paperback

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Baksheesh Diplomacy: Secret Negotiations Between American Jewish Leaders And Arab Officials On The Eve Of World War II

Author: Medoff, Rafael
Paperback; Bibliography, Index
224 pages
Published: December 2000
Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739102044

Could the Arab-Israeli conflict have been avoided? Was it possible to achieve peace between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s? Rafael Medoff's intriguing study reveals, for the firsttime, the story of the Fifth Avenune multimillionaires who believed they could bring peace to the Middle East through secret diplomacy and a generous dose of Baksheesh [the Arabic word for bribery]. In documents unearthed from archives on three continents, Medoff has discovered an extraordinary and previously unknown chapter in the history of Middle East diplomacy. Here he brings the story to life. A work of history that reads like a thriller, this book takes the reader from the elite Jewish social dubs of interwar Manhattan to the bustling bazaars of Baghdad, as it sheds fresh light on the ArWas it possible to achieve peace between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s? This study discusses the Fifth Avenue muti-millionaires who believed they could bring peace to the Middle East through secret diplomacy and a generous dose of Baksheesh (the Arabic word for bribery).

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