Předmět U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Israel (MVZ244)

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Course ObjectivesThis course aims to provide the student with an in‐depth understanding of major themes, his-torical events, and personalities in American‐Israeli relations. Throughout the term, we will dis-cuss the nature of America’s “special and strategic relationship” with Israel; U.S. arms sales and foreign aid to Israel; the roles of various ‘lobbies’, and public opinion; and U.S. mediation efforts in Arab‐Israeli peacemaking. You will become familiar with the key players and issues, as well as with the complexities of U.S. diplomatic efforts in the Middle East. The course is intended to provide students with the tools needed to follow with a critical eye day‐to‐day events in the Middle EastThe structure of the course is simple and concise. An initial overview of a topic will be followed by interesting case studies, focused on key episodes in the evolution of US foreign policy towards Israel. Many of these studies center upon crisis situations, which tested the relationship and redefined it. After these case studies, discussion on some controversial contemporary aspects of the subject will occur.It is important to emphasize what this course is not. It is not a course on the Arab-Israeli conflict or the peace process.Finally, as students you will upon completion:1. Analyze selected contemporary policy issues using knowledge of theory, history and the politicalprocess.2. Demonstrate research, analytical, writing, and presentation skills.Learning OutcomesBy the end of the term, you should be:1. Thoroughly familiar with the key issues and themes of U.S. foreign policy and in particular foreign policy towards Israel.2. Able to identify seminal events, their implications, and the personalities associated with them.3. Able to critically assess the nature of America’s “special and strategic relationship” with Israel.

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Course OverviewThe course will examine the continuity and the changes in U.S. foreign policy toward Israel. Briefly, the evolution of U.S. relations with Israel, from President Truman’s controversial decision to recognize the Jewish state in 1948 to America’s role as Israel’s greatest supporter in the world today. The course will examine key milestones, including President Truman’s controversial decision to against advice from the U.S. foreign policy establishment and formally recognize the state of Israel; the wartime American airlift in 1973; the U.S. role in Arab-Israeli peacemaking, from Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy to the two Camp David summits; and the U.S. role in providing military, economic, and diplomatic aid to the Jewish state. Specifically related to foreign policy: what factors explain foreign policy decision-making towards Israel? What impact do U.S. presidents have in shaping the foreign policy? And how do foreign policy crises impact decision-making towards Israel? The course will analyze throughout how a combination of domestic political, and strategic factors have led to the formation of a unique bilateral relationship characterized by both tight bonds and inherent tensions.Secondary ReadingsThe course seeks to relate both contemporary and historical issues, therefore students are ex-pected to stay current by reading relevant online news:Times of Israel: http://www.timesofisrael.comJerusalem Post: http://www.jpost.comNew York Times: http://www.nytimes.comWall Street Journal: http://www.wsj.comFathom: http://fathomjournal.orgTablet: http://tabletmag.comRequired ReadingsFor this course, the readings will range widely. There is no textbook. Also, I have selected journal articles, taken from a wide range of authors, so students will have read something by most of the recognized authorities in this field. There are also several documentary films and video clips of presentations by key figures too. Additional articles and video clips may be added by the instructor.Online Readings by theme:BackgroundSamuel W. Lewis, “The United States and Israel: Evolution of an Unwritten Alliance,” Middle East Journal, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Summer, 1999), pp. 364-78. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4329351Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, “The United States and Israel since 1948: A ‘Special Relationship’?” Diplomatic History, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Spring 1988), pp. 231–262. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/1467-7709.00115America’s View of IsraelWalter Russell Mead, “The New Israel and the Old: Why Gentiles Back the Jewish State,” Foreign Affairs, July-August 2008, pp. 28-46. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20032714President Truman and Recognizing IsraelBruce J. Evensen, “Truman, Palestine and the Cold War,” Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan., 1992), pp. 120-156. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4283481Allis and Ronald Radosh discuss their book A Safe Haven, C-SPAN, July 14, 2009, http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU248hUV3-I.ConflictsGeorge Ball. “The Coming Crisis in Israeli-American Relations. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/israel/1979-12-01/coming-crisis-israeli-american-relationsSpecial and Strategic RelationsDouglas Little, “The Making of a Special Relationship: The United States and Israel, 1957-68,” International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Nov., 1993), pp. 563-585. http:// www.jstor.org/stable/164535Mordechai Gazit, “The Genesis of the US-Israeli Military-Strategic Relationship and the Dimona Issue,” Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul., 2000), pp. 413-422. http:// www.jstor.org/stable/261028Relations during warWilliam B. Quandt, “Lyndon Johnson and the June 1967 War: What Color Was the Light?” Middle East Journal, Vol. 46, No. 2 (Spring, 1992), pp. 198-228. http://www.jstor.org/stable/ 4328430“USS Liberty: Dead In The Water,” BBC Documentary, 2002. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=kjOH1XMAwZABoaz Vanetik and Zaki Shalom, “The White House Middle East Policy in 1973 as a Catalyst for the Outbreak of the Yom Kippur War,” Israel Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 2011), pp. 53-78. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/ISR.2011.16.1.53Zeev Schiff, “The Green Light,” Foreign Policy, No. 50 (Spring, 1983), pp. 73-85. http:// www.jstor.org/stable/1148281David A. Welch, “The Politics and Psychology of Restraint: Israeli Decision-Making in the Gulf War,” International Journal, Vol. 47, No. 2 (Spring, 1992), pp. 328-369 http://www.jstor.org/ sta-ble/40202763Relations during peaceKenneth W. Stein, Heroic Diplomacy: Sadat, Kissinger, Carter, Begin, and the Quest for Arab- Israel Peace (New York: Routledge, 1999), read author’s view of book by President Carter: http://www.meforum.org/1633/my-problem-with-jimmy-carters-bookWilliam B. Quandt, “Camp David and Peacemaking in the Middle East,” Political Science Quar-terly, Vol. 101, No. 3 (1986), pp. 357-377. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2151620Mitchell Bard, “Interest Groups, the President, and Foreign Policy: How Reagan Snatched Victory from the Jaws of Defeat On AWACS,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Summer 1988), pp. 583-600. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40574500Yehuda Avner, “An inept attempt at a flawed peace,” Jerusalem Post, December 2, 2008. http:// www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=122586Stuart E. Eizenstat, “Loving Israel. Warts and All,” Foreign Policy, No. 81 (Winter, 1990-1991), pp. 87-105. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1148810A Foreign Policy of Support Without LimitsScott Lasensky, “Paying for Peace: The Oslo Process and the Limits of American Foreign Aid,” Middle East Journal, Vol. 58, No. 2 (Spring, 2004), pp. 210-234. http://www.jstor.org/stable/ 4330002“Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs,” PBS Documentary, http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=50ZktlbxsgYGuy Ben-Porat, “Netanyahu’s Second Coming: A Neoconservative Policy Paradigm?”Israel Studies, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Fall, 2005), pp. 225-45. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30245773The lobby debateJohn J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” Middle East Policy, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Fall 2006), pp. 29-87. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/ 10.1111/j.1475-4967.2006.00260.xJohn J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt, Aaron Friedberg, Dennis Ross, Shlomo Ben-Ami and Zbigniew Brzezinski, “The War over Israel’s Influence,” Foreign Policy, No. 155 (Jul. - Aug. 2006), pp. 56-66. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25462064Robert C. Lieberman, “The ‘Israel Lobby’ and American Politics,” Perspectives on Politics, Vol. 7, No. 2 (June 2009), pp. 235-57. http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/news_events/newsletter/ docu-ments/Liebermanexchange-TheIsraelLobbyandAmericanPolitics.pdfAsset or Liability?Efraim Inbar, “Israel: An Enduring Union,” Journal of International Security Affairs, No. 11 (Fall 2006), pp. 7-13. http://www.biu.ac.il/Besa/efraim_inbar/enduring.pdfRobert D. Blackwill and Walter B. Slocombe, Israel: A Strategic Asset for the United States, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Nov. 2011. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/ up-loads/Documents/pubs/Blackwill-Slocombe_Report.pdf“Israel: Asset or Liability? A Debate on the Value of the US-Israel Relationship, Robert Satloff vs. Chas Freeman,” The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, http:// www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/SatloffDebate.pdfMartin Kramer, “The American Interest,” Azure, No. 26 (2006), pp. 21-33. http:// scholar.harvard.edu/martinkramer/files/americaninterest.pdf21st Century U.S. foreign policy towards IsraelDov Waxman, “The Real Problem in US-Israeli Relations,” The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Spring 2012), pp. 71-87. http://csis.org/files/publication/twq12springwaxman.pdfAaron David Miller, “The U.S., Israel and American Jews: A Negotiator Looks Back,” New York University, April 15, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP4VV1InjdYItamar Rabinovich, “Israel and America: Where We Stand Now,” New York University, April 22, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLnkESDOrm0Haim Malka, Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Sep. 16, 2001. http://csis.org/files/publication/ 110908_Malka_CrossroadsUSIsrael_Web.pdfAaron David Miller, “Warning: Turbulence Ahead,” Foreign Policy, July 25, 2012. http:// www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/25/warning_turbulence_aheadAmy Davidson, “A Bad Day in American-Israeli Relations. http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/a-bad-day-in-american-israeli-relationsElliott Abrams on the New Government and Israel-US Relations. Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/39325/elliott-abrams-on-the-new-government-and-israel-us-relations-israel-radio/#mOVY2pBfAVdkzWLD.99

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