Jacques Neriah – författare

This book shares first-hand insights into the implementation of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians, written by a high-ranking Israeli military intelligence officer and former foreign policy advisor to Israel’s fifth prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin.It offers a diary of the political events surrounding the Israeli prime minister in 1993–1994, focusing on a key turning point in the Israeli-Arab conflict – those crucial days when Rabin had to choose between promoting a peace process with the Palestinians or trying to strike a deal with the Syrians and waiting for the Jordanians to join.The book sheds new light on Rabin’s attitudes towards the Palestinians, on his meetings with Yasser Arafat, and on what went on behind the scenes of the official diplomatic negotiations. Readers will learn about the power struggles and ego-driven rivalries between Israeli politicians and high-ranking generals, about the relationship between politicians and the media, and about problems such as the leaking of sensitive information to the press.This book will be of interest not only to scholars, but also and more importantly to policymakers around the world, and to anyone interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and finding a two-state solution in the region.“A vital and extremely well-written book, not only for the academia, but above all for the decision makers across the globe, West and East, North and South, in fact anyone who talks about a two-state solution in the region". Arno Tausch, Professor of Political Science, Innsbruck University, Austria

This book shares first-hand insights into the implementation of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians, written by a high-ranking Israeli military intelligence officer and former foreign policy advisor to Israel’s fifth prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin.

It offers a diary of the political events surrounding the Israeli prime minister in 1993–1994, focusing on a key turning point in the Israeli-Arab conflict – those crucial days when Rabin had to choose between promoting a peace process with the Palestinians or trying to strike a deal with the Syrians and waiting for the Jordanians to join.

The book sheds new light on Rabin’s attitudes towards the Palestinians, on his meetings with Yasser Arafat, and on what went on behind the scenes of the official diplomatic negotiations. Readers will learn about the power struggles and ego-driven rivalries between Israeli politicians and high-ranking generals, about the relationship between politicians and the media, and about problems such as the leaking of sensitive information to the press.

This book will be of interest not only to scholars, but also and more importantly to policymakers around the world, and to anyone interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and finding a two-state solution in the region.

“A vital and extremely well-written book, not only for the academia, but above all for the decision makers across the globe, West and East, North and South, in fact anyone who talks about a two-state solution in the region".

Arno Tausch, Professor of Political Science, Innsbruck University, Austria

For decades, Israel ignored the Shiite community in Lebanon. That blind spot proved catastrophic. In this gripping account, drawing on 24 years of military intelligence experience, leaning on rare Arabic sources, a former senior Israeli intelligence officer takes you behind the scenes of decisions that shaped the Middle East for generations. From the early neglect of Lebanon’s Shiites to the fateful 1992 strike that killed Abbas Musawi and propelled Hassan Nasrallah to power and his elimination 32 years later by Israel on September 2024.Part memoir, part strategic analysis, this book offers lessons for policymakers, scholars, and anyone seeking to understand the cost of ignoring history. This reconstruction of the final days of Hassan Nasrallah also reveals how strategic miscalculations turned opportunity into enduring conflict and illuminates the hidden dynamics of Lebanon’s transformation.

For decades, Israel ignored the Shiite community in Lebanon. That blind spot proved catastrophic. In this gripping account, drawing on 24 years of military intelligence experience, leaning on rare Arabic sources, a former senior Israeli intelligence officer takes you behind the scenes of decisions that shaped the Middle East for generations. From the early neglect of Lebanon’s Shiites to the fateful 1992 strike that killed Abbas Musawi and propelled Hassan Nasrallah to power and his elimination 32 years later by Israel on September 2024.Part memoir, part strategic analysis, this book offers lessons for policymakers, scholars, and anyone seeking to understand the cost of ignoring history. This reconstruction of the final days of Hassan Nasrallah also reveals how strategic miscalculations turned opportunity into enduring conflict and illuminates the hidden dynamics of Lebanon’s transformation.