Israeli-Egyptian Relations, 1980-2000 Israeli History, Politics and Society Series

A memoir by former diplomat Ephraim Dowek which provides a comprehensive study of the relations between Egypt and Israel from peace until the present day. This is an informative account of the author's time in Egypt as a high-level Israeli diplomat (he was eventually appointed Ambassador) and as a senior participant in a vital and important aspect of Arab-Israeli relations in the modern era, providing a personal insight into the period when Egypt and Israel entered into an era of peace.

Calling card; breaking away and points of contact; returning to Egypt; settling down; security; ambassadors and staff; social life; the Egyptian media; the remnants of the Jewish community; the struggle for normalization; invitations and visits; tourism and transport; commerce and economy; development co-operation; negotiating Palestinian autonomy; strategy and defence; presidents and prime ministers; Egypt, Israel and the world; peace, nevertheless...;epilogue.

Ephraim Dowek