1. Early days; 2. 9/11 and the search for a policy; 3. Roadmap to disengagement; 4. 'New realities on the ground'; 5. Arafat, disengagement, Sharon; 6. Olmert - peace or war?; 7. War in Lebanon - and Condi; 8. From Mecca to Annapolis; 9. The 'meeting' at Annapolis; 10. Final days in Gaza and Turtle Bay; 11. Lessons learned; 12. Conclusion.
Abrams takes you inside the White House to understand how American policy toward Israel and the Palestinians was really made.
Elliott Abrams was educated at Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. After working on the staffs of the late Senators Henry M. Jackson and Daniel P. Moynihan, he served all eight years of the Reagan Administration as an Assistant Secretary of State and received the Secretary's Distinguished Service Award from Secretary of State George P. Shultz. Abrams is former President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC. He was a member and later chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom from 1999 to 2001, and was reappointed to membership in 2012. He is currently a member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council, which directs the activities of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Abrams is the author or editor of six books. He served at the White House as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor in the Administration of President George W. Bush, where he supervised US policy in the Middle East. Abrams is now a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and teaches about US policy in the Middle East at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
'Elliott Abrams played a major role in the development of Mid-East
policy during the Bush administration. He has written an excellent
account that will be an invaluable source for future historians and
for all who want to understand one of the most important chapters
of that era.' Richard B. Cheney, Former Vice President of the
United States
'Elliott Abrams was at the epicenter of President Bush's commitment
to forge a sustainable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. Tested by Zion, Abrams's fascinating new book, takes the
reader inside the debates that took place in the Oval Office with
the president and his senior advisors on Middle East peace.' Dr
Henry Kissinger, Former United States Secretary of State
'Elliott Abrams has written the definitive insider account of the
US-Israeli relationship during the critical years under President
George W. Bush. This fascinating, important book is a must-read for
anyone who cares about the future of Israel, the US-Israeli
relationship, and the prospects for peace in the Middle East.'
Joseph I. Lieberman, United States Senator (Independent -
Connecticut)
'Abrams's riveting insider account of the Bush administration's
policies and actions with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict is a must-read. Chock-full of details that are relevant
not only to historians but to future policy makers, Tested by Zion
is accessible, readable, and brilliantly presented … This book
really matters.' Alan M. Dershowitz, Harvard Law School and author
of Trials of Zion (2010)
'Mr Abrams's book is the definitive history of the last Republican
president's considerable accomplishments in the Levant.' Wall
Street Journal
'… [a] detailed, frank, and perceptive account of the George W.
Bush administration's involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.' Nathan Thrall, New York Review of Books
'Elliott Abrams has written an excellent book on a hitherto
neglected aspect of Bush administration foreign policy. Meticulous
and yet gripping, Tested by Zion weighs the opportunities for
diplomacy against its limitations more convincingly than any other
account I've seen of the recent Israeli-Palestinian relationship.
Highly recommended.' John Lewis Gaddis, Yale University
'The book is not only a fascinating yarn for those of us who report
on or follow closely the Middle East but also a tour de force of
diplomatic history which captures an era and set of characters like
few books have done.' Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post
'Israelis, Americans, and others who read Tested by Zion will gain
important insights not only into the history and nature of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict but also the inner workings of
American foreign policy.' Itamar Rabinovich, Jewish Review of
Books
'… represents the single most cogent statement of the
neoconservative analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict.' Michael
Doran, The Weekly Standard
'… Tested by Zion will be catnip for anyone interested in
diplomatic history or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Abrams's
account of the difficult choices faced by the administration - and
the policy decisions it made - will fuel endless debate for
generations of students studying international affairs.' Glenn
Kessler, The Washington Post
'From his experience as a senior adviser on the US National
Security Council, Abrams provides an intelligent and astonishingly
detailed chronicle of the George W. Bush administration's failed
attempts at solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.' John
Waterbury, Foreign Affairs
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