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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781789204209
035 _a(DE-B1597)700867
040 _aDE-B1597
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082 0 4 _a327.430569409/045
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aHindenburg, Hannfried von
_eautore
245 1 0 _aDemonstrating Reconciliation :
_bState and Society in West German Foreign Policy toward Israel, 1952-1965 /
_cHannfried von Hindenburg.
264 1 _aNew York ;
_aOxford :
_bBerghahn Books,
_c[2007]
264 4 _c2007
300 _a1 online resource (230 p.)
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction --
_t1. Society and Ideas in German Foreign Policy Making --
_t2. Ideas, Beliefs, and Politics, 1950s–1960s --
_t3. The First Ten Years: National Interest vs. National Obligation, 1952–1962 --
_t4. “The Fateful Question of the German Nation”: German Foreign Policy toward Israel, 1962–1964 --
_t5. “The Normalization of the Situation”: German Foreign Policy towards Israel, 1964–1965 --
_t6. Demonstrating Reconciliation: State and Society in West German Foreign Policy toward Israel, 1952–1965 --
_tAcronyms --
_tBibliography --
_tINDEX
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aDuring the 1950s and early 1960s, the West German government refused to exchange ambassadors with Israel. It feared Arab governments might retaliate against such an acknowledgement of their political foe by recognizing Communist East Germany–West Germany’s own nemesis–as an independent state, and in doing so confirm Germany’s division. Even though the goal of national unification was far more important to German policymakers than full reconciliation with Israel in the aftermath of the Holocaust, in 1965 the Bonn government eventually did agree to commence diplomatic relations with Jerusalem. This was due, the author argues, to grassroots intervention in high-level politics. Students, the media, trade unions, and others pushed for reconciliation with Israel rather than the pursuit of German unification. For the first time, this book provides an in-depth look at the role society played in shaping Germany’s relations with Israel. Today, German society continues to reject anti-Semitism, but is increasingly prepared to criticize Israeli policies, especially in the Palestinian territories. The author argues that this trend sets the stage for a German foreign policy that will continue to support Israel, but is likely to do so more selectively than in the past.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2024)
650 0 _aGerman reunification question (1949-1990).
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781789204209?locatt=mode:legacy
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