Choose an actor and test its record in managing the conflict.
Which actor did most to manage the Arab-Israeli conflict?
The United Nations
- Armistices of 1949; Resolution 242.
- UNEF, UNEF II and UNDOF.
It stopped fighting and kept borders quiet.
It needed consent and could not enforce Resolution 242.
The USA
- Pressure on Britain in 1956.
- Kissinger and Carter, 1973-1979.
It brokered the only peace treaty of the period.
Its arms to Israel also fuelled the conflict.
The USSR
- Arms to Egypt and Syria from 1955.
- Pressed for ceasefires in 1956 and 1973.
It restrained its clients when war risked a superpower clash.
Its arms and false reports in 1967 fed the conflict.
Sadat and Begin
- Sadat's visit to Jerusalem, 1977.
- The 1979 peace treaty.
Their choices made peace possible.
They left the Palestinian question unresolved.