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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaauy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: With the Arab-Israeli peace process stalled, this study says, human and political barriers must be lowered be- fore the momentum of the 1970s can be regained. Un- less leaders create a political environment that generates pressure for a settlement, the negotiators stand little chance of achieving one. The author bases his analysis of the political process un- derlying these delicate nego- tiations on his own first- hand experience in formulating Middle East policy. Harold H. Saunders, resident fellow at the Ameri- can Enterprise Institute, par- ticipated in the mediation of five Arab-Israeli agreements at the height of the peace process, 1973-1979. He flew on the Kissinger shut- tles and worked with Carter and Vance at Camp David and in negotiating the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. He served on the National Security Council staff, 1961-1974; as deputy assist- ant secretary of state, 1974-: 1975, and assistant secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1978-1981; and as director of intelli- gence and research in the State Department, 1975- 1978. A reflection of his own perspective and experi- ence, Hal Saunders' book is a thoughtful contribu- tion to the debate on a complex subject. HENRY A. KISSINGER Secretary of State, 1973-1977 Harold Saunders' new book is an illuminating and important study of the indispensable role played by political acts and actors . . . before the negotiating process can begin. One reluctantly puts down this splendid essay with a compelling sense that, if we are not to lose altogether what was achieved in the 1970s, we must urgently focus once again on creat- ing the political climate needed to foster serious negotiations. CYRUS R. VANCE Secretary of State, 1977-1980 How can political leaders, on both sides, 'consoli- date Arab acceptance that there should be a Jewish State in the Middle East' and 'build Jewish accep- tance that peace depends on sharing the land with the Palestinians'? Harold Saunders' thoughtful anal- ysis of this political challenge commands attention, as does his thesis that politicians must deal with that challenge before negotiations can work. EDMUND S. MUSKIE Secretary of State, 1980-1981 Whether one agrees fully with Harold Saunders or not, all can agree that this uniquely talented, gifted, and experienced man has set forth a creative, dy- namic, and fresh approach to the problem. Saunders uniquely understands that the peace pro- cess must first be a political process for changing the political environment so that diplomacy can constructively function. ROBERT S. STRAUSS Middle East negotiator, 1979 A book that is must reading for presidents, kings, prime ministers, their advisers, and all who are in- terested in the search for peace in the Middle East. It captures the essence of the psychological, politi- cal, and diplomatic elements that make up the peace process. It shows the way by which bold political leadership and dynamic diplomacy can combine to remove the barriers to peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. 0 > cr ( PHILIP C. HABIB Middle East negotiator, 1981-1983 American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 1150 Seventeenth St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 ISBN 978-0-8447-3590-0 |11114 Il 90000> 9 780844 735900 1