Trapped Fools: Thirty Years of Israeli Policy in the Territories (Israeli History, Politics and Society) [Paperback]

Shlomo Gazit (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0714683906 | ISBN-13: 978-0714683904 | Publication Date: April 3, 2003 | Edition: First Edition

Based upon the author's own experiences this study explores the Israeli government's attitude to the West Bank and Gaza over a period of 30 years. The "fools" in the book's title refers not only to the Arabs who rejected Israeli peace offers but to the Israelis themselves.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A fair, comprehensively sourced account of how and why things have gone so badly wrong in the territories since those heady days of June 1967.' - The Jewish Chronicle

About the Author

Major General Shlomo Gazit, previously Weinstein, born to a family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants in Israel was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and head of Aman from 1974 to 1978. He served as the head of assessment in IDF intelligence before the Six Day War. Gazit's studies were interrupted in the summer of 1967, when he was appointed by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan to be in charge of a committee tasked with running the political, security, and later economic affairs in the newly captured territories. This group would be renamed "The Unit for the Coordination of Operations in the Territories". After seven years, Gazit was promoted to head of Aman, which he held for four years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; First Edition edition (April 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714683906
• ISBN-13: 978-0714683904
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,632,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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