"The Pragmatic Entente" is the first comprehensive work on the
long standing yet ever changing relationship between Israel and
Iran. Sohrab Sobhani draws on the experience and first hand
accounts of those individuals involved in Israeli-Iranian relations
before and after the 1979 arrival of Khomeini in Tehran. He studies
this relationship against the complex background of Middle East
politics. Sobhani interviews many former Iranian officials and
reveals much new information explaining why Iran and Israel act the
way they do and why their interests have converged over the last
forty years. The book traces the principle trends in the emergence
of the relationship between the two countries and identifies the
main factors leading to both continuity and change in their
relations. Organized in chronological order, The Pragmatic Entente
concludes with a discussion of future Israeli-Iranian relations,
examining the reasons why the Tehran-Tel Aviv axis will continue to
be an enduring feature of the Middle Eastern power
configuration.
The book begins with a discussion of the origins of
Israeli-Iranian relations which existed at first in order to aid
Iraqi Jews in relocation to Israel. Sobhani goes on to discuss how
Iran's religious right used the issue of Israel's recognition by
Iran as a political weapon against the central government. Further
chapters examine in depth: the Israeli-Iranian alliance against
radical Arab states; support of Kurdish rebels inside Iraq; the
implications of the 1973 Yom Kippur War; British withdrawal from
the Persian Gulf; an Israeli-Iranian plan to develop missiles
capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Policymakers as well as
students and scholars of Middle Eastern politics will find "The
Pragmatic Entente" stimulating reading.
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