Executive Hubris
U.S.-Israeli Perspectives
Hubris
• Mediator = peace
• Money = influence
• Minority rights and concern
• Media
American
• Since 1967 military aid
• Since 1979 mediator
• Since 1975 reassess 'threat'
• Since 1982 "big brother"
Master
• Paradox
• Airlift
• Modern relationship
Israel
• Since 1967 gained 2x land
• Since 1967 minority issues
• Since 1982 national security = foreign policy
• Since 1993 "land for peace"
• Since 2010 new allies
Unapologetic
• Greater Israel
• National security = foreign
policy
• Camp David
• Lebanon
Policymakers
• Presidents
• National Security Advisors
• Secretary's of State
• Envoys: Dennis Ross
Sources/Readings
• Dennis Ross
• Missing Peace
• Doomed to Succeed
• The Prime Ministers by Yehuda Avner
• Ally by Michael Oren
• Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul by
Michal Gordis