Diplomacy on the Jordan International Conflict and Negotiated Resolution
The Jordan River has attracted the attention of people around the world. The natives call it "the Shari'a," or the Code [of God.] The religious importance of the river is known to mankind. Travelers and explorers sailed down its course from north to south. All have noted that its wate...
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New York, NY
Springer US
2002, 2002
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2002 |
Series: | Natural Resource Management and Policy
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Table of Contents:
- I - Plans for the Jordan River Basin
- 1. Geography
- 2. Historical Developments
- 3. Western Missions to Palestine
- 4. Early Zionist Missions
- 5. The British Mandate Period
- 6. End of the Mandate- Creation of Israel
- 7. Conflicting Water Plans
- 8. Unilateral Implementation of the Plans
- 9. Involvement of the United States
- II - Resorting to Diplomacy
- 1. The Chas T Main/ TVA Plan
- 2. The Johnston Shuttle Diplomacy
- 3. The Arab Counterproposals- The Arab Plan (1954)
- 4. The Israeli Counterproposals — The Cotton Plan (1954)
- III - Attempts at Reconciliation — The Johnston’s Shuttle
- 1. Negotiating with the Arab Side- Second Round
- 2. Negotiating with the Israelis-Second Round
- 3. American Evaluation of the Second Round
- 4. Johnston’s Third Round
- 5. Johnston’s Fourth Round
- IV - Preventive Diplomacy
- 1. The Arm’s Race
- 2. The Lahoud Plan for the Jordan Basin
- 3. The East Ghor Canal Project
- 4. The Suez Crisis and its Aftermath
- 5. Launching the Pilot Scheme in the Jordan Valley
- 6. Israeli Response to the Yarmouk Diversion Project
- 7. Israeli - American Differences
- 8. Contacts with the World Bank
- 9. Criddle’s Follow Up Mission- Relaxation of U.S Pressure
- 10. Water in Arab Political Rivalries
- 11. The Adasiyya Diversion Weir
- 12. Summary of Jordan Waters’ Problem
- V - Spinning Out of Control
- 1. The Arab Response to the Israeli Project
- 2. The Arab Cold War Heats Up
- 3. Arab Efforts Resurrected- The Arab Summit
- 4. Appraisals and Reactions
- 5. The Second Arab Summit
- 6. U.S. Interventions with Israel
- 7. Clashes across the Cease Fire Lines
- 8. Arab Disarray Prior to the June Explosion
- 9. The June 1967 Explosion
- VI - Water for the Jordan Valley
- 1. The Aftermath of the 1967 War
- 2. Rehabilitation andDevelopment of the Jordan Valley
- 3. Water Supply From the Yarmouk
- 4. The Ramadan/ Yom Kippur War of 1973
- 2. The Visit to Hashimyyah
- 3. A Review of Potential Positions
- 4. Serious Negotiations Commence
- 5. The Peace Treaty Concluded
- 6. The Middle East- North Africa Economic Summit
- 7. At the Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources
- 8. Public Campaign
- XII - The Challenge of Implementation
- 1. The Mechanism of Implementation
- 2. Resolution of Points of Contention
- 3. Stalling factors
- 4. The Ministerial Confrontation
- 5. The Diversion Weir and Lake Tiberias Storage
- 6. The Fall of Majali’s (Peace) Government
- Appendices
- 8. The Washington Encounter
- 9. A Visit by the United States Ambassador
- IX - The Common Agenda
- 1. Need for a Breakthrough
- 2. Publication of the Draft Common Agenda
- 3. The Reaction in Jordan
- 4. Israeli Reaction
- 5. Israeli Proposal for Water Agenda
- 6. Replacement in the Delegation
- X - The Process Continues
- 1. Rejoining the Delegation
- 2. Validation of the Water Strategy
- 3. A Meeting with the Prime Minister
- 4. Resumption of the Peace Process
- 5. Water, Energy and Environment
- 6. Majali the Prime Minister
- 7. Substantive Water Talks
- 8. The Oslo Accords
- 9. The Trilateral Economic Committee
- 10. The Jordan Rift Valley
- 11. Fast Turns in Events
- 12. The Bilaterals in The Rift Valley
- 13.Water at the Moria Plaza
- 14. Terms of Reference, JRV
- 15. Involvement of the World Bank
- 16. Meetings in Beit Gibrael
- 17. The September Turn
- XI - The Peace Treaty
- 1. The Bilaterals Merge with the Trilateral
- 5. Resumption of the Development Effort
- 6. Water Contribution From the Yarmouk and Side Wadis
- 7. The Maqarin Dam
- 8. Reverting to Shuttle Diplomacy
- 9. A Source for Municipal Water
- 10. A Mission to Damascus
- 11. Habib’s Last Visit
- VII - The Sand Bar
- 1. Importance of the Yarmouk
- 2. Contacts to Clean the Sand Bar
- 3. The First Cleaning Operation
- 4. A Call After Midnight
- 5. The Pleasant Surprise
- 6. The Israeli Reaction
- 7. Off- Canal Storage Found
- 8. The Picnic Table
- 9. A Daring Operation on the Yarmouk
- 10. A Scary Presentation
- 11. American Interest and Follow-Up
- 12. Removal of the Sand Bar
- 13. The Maqarin Project Revived
- VIII - The Middle East Peace Process
- 1. Back to Shuttle Diplomacy
- 2. Jordan Gets Ready
- 3. The Bilateral Negotiations Start
- 4. A Water Meeting with the Americans
- 5. Developments in the Bilateral Track
- 6. The Multilateral Conference: The Vienna Chat
- 7. Substance in the Bilaterals