Israel&#039;s European policy after the Cold War

Dr. Stefan Ahlswede

doi:10.5771/9783845219189

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Edition: 1/2009
Copyright year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-4817-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-1918-9
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Düsseldorfer Schriften zu Internationaler Politik und Völkerrecht
Volume: 6
Language: German
Pages: 331
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10
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Abbreviations No access Pages 11 - 12
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1. Scientific interest No access Pages 13 - 15
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2. State of research No access Pages 15 - 16
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3. The case studies No access Pages 16 - 18
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4. 1. What we need: form follows function No access Pages 18 - 21
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  2. The research design: structured empiricism No access Pages 21 - 26
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  3. The data basis No access Pages 26 - 27
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5. General outline No access Pages 27 - 28
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    1. Global system No access
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      1. The Middle Eastern regional system No access
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      2. The greater EU system No access
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      3. The Euro-Mediterranean and Mediterranean systems No access
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      4. The EU No access
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      1. Relations with EU member states No access
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      2. Relations with Israel’s neighbours No access
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      3. Relations with other states No access
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      1. Relations with the United States No access
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        EC/EU Middle East policy No access
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        EU Mediterranean policy No access
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      3. Israeli-Palestinian relations No access
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    1. Military capability No access
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    2. Economic capability No access
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    3. Political structure No access
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    4. Competing elites No access
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    5. Interest groups No access
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    1. Israel’s European trauma No access
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    1. Being special No access
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    2. Israel’s reaction to being special No access
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    3. The rebellious victim No access
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3. 1. Primacy of security No access Pages 57 - 57
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  2. Victims nevermore No access
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  3. Resistance to sanctions/limited compliance No access Pages 58 - 58
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1. 1. Motivation of the European Parliament No access Pages 59 - 65
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  2. Background of Israel’s position No access Pages 65 - 66
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  3. Background of Israel’s counterproductive behaviour No access Pages 66 - 70
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    1. Genscher No access
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    2. Rhetoric No access
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    3. Threats No access
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    4. Lobbyism in Brussels No access
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    5. Hibernation No access
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    6. Embassy to the EC No access
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  5. The actors No access Pages 75 - 76
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  6. Conclusion No access Pages 76 - 77
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    1. US role No access
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    2. Aid for the region No access
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    3. Tame the EC, have France controlled No access
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    4. Role of the Kuwait crisis No access
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    5. Keep EC amused, safeguard the upgrading of relations No access
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  2. Levy’s perception of what was agreed upon with the EC in June No access Pages 85 - 87
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  3. The actors No access Pages 87 - 88
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  4. Conclusion No access Pages 88 - 89
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3. 1. Israel’s motivation to agree No access Pages 89 - 97
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  2. The actors No access Pages 97 - 98
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4. The EU’s special envoy to the Middle East No access Pages 98 - 104
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5. 1. Nature and aims of the EMP No access Pages 104 - 106
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  2. An assessment after ten years No access Pages 106 - 108
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  3. Israel’s perspective No access Pages 108 - 113
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6. A third leg – Counterbalance a possible decrease of American commitment No access Pages 113 - 119
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7. 1. The ministerial officials No access Pages 119 - 121
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  2. The politicians No access Pages 121 - 123
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  3. Administrative units No access Pages 123 - 124
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  4. Private interest groups No access Pages 124 - 124
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1. The 1975 Free Trade and Cooperation Agreement No access Pages 125 - 127
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2. 1. The causes and implications of the trade deficit with the EC No access Pages 127 - 130
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  2. The dynamics of further European integration No access Pages 130 - 132
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3. The history of scientific cooperation with the EC No access Pages 132 - 134
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4. 1. Excursion: the EC agrees to negotiations – a success of Israeli policy? No access Pages 134 - 144
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  2. Exploratory talks No access Pages 144 - 146
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    1. Excursion: implications of EEA status No access
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    2. EFTA or EEA status? No access
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    1. Peace dividend No access
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    2. More favourable rules of origin No access
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    3. Access to the EU’s public procurement markets No access
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    4. Mutual recognition of diplomas and standards No access
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    5. Harmonisation in financial services No access
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    6. Better access for agricultural products No access
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    7. Admission to the EU’s Fourth Framework Programme for Research and Development No access
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    8. Political dialogue No access
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    9. Boost European investments No access
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6. 1. The dispute on rules of origin No access Pages 160 - 164
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  2. The dispute on public procurement No access Pages 164 - 166
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  3. The dispute on agricultural products No access Pages 166 - 167
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  4. The dispute on financial services No access Pages 167 - 170
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    1. Further vision: EEA status No access
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  6. The dispute on the EU’s R&D programme No access Pages 174 - 179
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  7. Sign or keep negotiating? No access Pages 179 - 186
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    1. The deficit argument No access
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      1. Compensate No access
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      2. Inversion No access
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      3. A policy change? No access
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    3. The moral argument No access
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  2. Sanctions, threats and retaliation No access Pages 193 - 195
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    1. Marketing tour of Rabin and Peres No access
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    2. The German channel No access
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      1. Israel’s motivation No access
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      2. History of the declaration No access
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      3. Criticism of the Essen Declaration No access
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      4. Nothing has become of the declaration No access
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    4. The name of the agreement No access
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8. 1. The ministerial officials No access Pages 202 - 205
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  2. The Inter-Ministerial Director Generals’ Committee for Economic International Affairs No access Pages 205 - 207
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      1. Peres’ inter-ministerial panel No access
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      2. The Prime Minister No access
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    2. Politicians in implementation No access
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  4. A special case: Avi Primor No access Pages 211 - 212
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  5. The role of private interest groups No access Pages 212 - 215
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9. 1. Has Israel achieved its aims? No access Pages 215 - 218
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  2. Why has Israel been successful? No access Pages 218 - 220
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  3. Conflicting visions No access Pages 220 - 221
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    1. Ill-preparedness No access
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    2. Structural coordination deficit No access
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    3. Peres’ and the Foreign Ministry’s weakness No access
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    4. Israel’s clout No access
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1. 1. Self-conception of Israel vis-à-vis Europe No access Pages 226 - 228
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    1. Readiness to explain EU behaviour with anti-Semitism No access
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  3. Misperceptions and policy failure No access Pages 231 - 232
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    1. The role of the Foreign Minister No access
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    2. The role of the Prime Minister No access
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    3. The role of further cabinet members No access
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    1. The Professionals No access
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  3. Bureaucratic units No access Pages 237 - 237
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    1. Role of the Knesset No access
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    2. Interest groups No access
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    3. Competing elites No access
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  5. Structures and processes No access Pages 239 - 239
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3. 1. Preventing an EU political role No access Pages 239 - 243
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  2. The EU as the facilitator of peace No access Pages 243 - 247
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  3. Use the EU’s good services No access Pages 247 - 250
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  4. EEA status No access Pages 250 - 251
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  5. Recognition of Europeanness No access Pages 251 - 251
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  6. Has Israel achieved its aims? No access Pages 251 - 253
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4. The role of the US No access Pages 253 - 254
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5. 1. The German channel No access Pages 254 - 255
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  2. Portray behaviour as if caused by EU attitude: the issue of the deportees No access Pages 255 - 257
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  3. Virtual implementation No access Pages 257 - 258
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  4. Hibernation No access Pages 258 - 259
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  5. Token role of the EU No access Pages 259 - 261
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  6. Bounded slippage and emergencism No access Pages 261 - 262
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  7. Politics and economics shall not be linked? No access Pages 262 - 262
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1. Has Israel’s European Policy changed? No access Pages 263 - 267
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2. 1. Conflicting aims: contain Europe or embrace Europe? No access Pages 267 - 268
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  2. Incompatible visions: European or Middle Eastern? No access Pages 268 - 270
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  3. Incompatible notions: European or special? No access Pages 270 - 272
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  4. Incompatible perspectives on appropriate foreign behaviour No access Pages 272 - 274
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    1. Full EU membership No access
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  2. The future of the EU’s contribution No access Pages 278 - 280
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4. Usefulness of our model No access Pages 280 - 280
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Persons interviewed No access Pages 281 - 284
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Reference List No access Pages 285 - 322
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Index No access Pages 323 - 331
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